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The Apostle The Apostle was written and directed by Robert Duvall. He also plays the movie’s lead character. Duvall plays a man named Sonny Dewey, who is a Pentecostal preacher and evangelist. He has a genuine devotion and passion for God and man. Sonny loves his wife and children, but seems to have placed his duty as a preacher before them. This leads to his wife having an affair. At the same time that Sonny learns of this, his wife has the church vote him out as their preacher. The combined events lead to Sonny questioning, while still loving, God. He looks to the scripture of the Bible as a tool for living, as he quotes verses repeatedly. Unfortunately, his temper gets the best of him, and he hits his wife’s lover in the head with a baseball bat. Immediately, Sonny leaves town, ending up in a small, predominately black, town in Louisiana. Sonny fakes a suicide, gets rid of all his identification, and later changes his name to Apostle E.F. The man’s actions show that he is most definitely seeking redemption. Sonny quickly makes the small town home. He finds a job, begins preaching on the radio, and enlists the help of a retired black preacher to renovate and reopen an old church. He gives it the name “One Way Road to Heaven”, even placing a large, lighted, arrow shaped sign on the front of the building. Sonny’s motivation comes from his desire to preach and his own need to feel redeemed. A highpoint of the movie is that it is color blind and not class conscious. The movie shows a great representation of a mixed congregation of blacks and whites worshipping together.
Approximate Word count = 1117
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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