When I watch movies based on true life stories I get amazed at what other people have been through in life. I also feel privileged and honoured because these individuals opened up and shared their experiences with viewers who ca learn from their stories.
I Still Believe is based on the life of gospel singer Jeremy Camp and his first wife Melissa. The events occurred in the early 2000s. It has strong themes of hope, faith and love.
The story begins when Jeremy (KJ Apa) goes to college. On his first night on campus he went for the welcome concert and he meets Melissa( Britt Robertson) and he instantly falls in love with her. They become friends and Jeremy wanted more but she did not want that because she did not want to hurt John Luke who had feelings for her and was also Jeremy's musical mentor . Jeremy loves music and he is really talented and John was helping him promote his music career and he also helped Jeremy release a few tracks. Eventually, Mellisa agrees to date Jeremy on the condition that they keep it a secret . The relationship was going great and they were having a wonderful time together. Then one night John sees them kissing and Melissa breaks up with Jeremy .
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Jeremy and Melissa on campus.
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Christmas comes and Jeremy goes home for the holiday. He is happy to be back home with his family but he misses Melissa. One night he got a call from John that Melissa was rushed to the hospital because she was seriously I'll and he needs to come and see her. Jeremy drives from his town in Indiana to California to see Melissaand he finds out that she has cancer. Despite the illness, Jeremy's love for her did not change instead it grew stronger and he proposed to her.
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Melissa and Jeremy on their wedding day.
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Jeremy dropped out of school to take care of Melissa and he continued to play his songs at concerts and appearances on radio shows. At every concert or appearance he always talked about Melissa and asked people to pray for her. At one particular concert at the beginning of Melissa's battle with cancer he asked the crowd to stretch their hands to Melissa and pray for her which they did. Jeremy and Melissa lived each other so much and they had faith that God will see them through in the battle with cancer.
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Melissa undergoing treatment.
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Melissa was scheduled for a major operation but during the procedure the doctors did not find any cancerous cells in her body. It was a miracle, Melissa was healed. Everyone was happy and grateful to God and Melissa and Jeremy got their dream wedding ceremony and enjoyed their honeymoon. Not long after the honeymoon, Melissa got sick again and the doctor told them that the cancer has come back vigorously and has affected many parts of her body including her liver. Despite her illness, Melissa still had faith in God and believed that everything was going according to God's plan . She encouraged Jeremy to be at peace with whatever happened to her and to share her story so that people around the world will know it. She continued by saying that if one person is touched by her story then her illness will be worth it. Unfortunately, Melissa died not long after but Jeremy never stopped telling her story at his concerts.
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| Jeremy and Melissa on their wedding day. |
I Still Believe reminds viewers that in difficult times we can find hope and strength in God. Times of trials help to build us and draw us closer to God they are ot to destroy us. Thus movie is a faith-based movie and what makes it special among other faith based movies is that it is based on a true life story. I highly recommend this movie because I am still blown away by the amount of faith , love and good displayed in this movie. Knowing that such love and faith has existed gives me good that it can still exist in this world.
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| The real Jeremy Camp and his family. |
Today, Jeremy Camp is happily married to Adrienne who met him at one of his concerts and was affected by his story . They have three kids. The story is heart touching and emotional you might need a tissue or handkerchief while watching it.
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