More Than Dreams is a 5 part mini-series about 5 Muslims from around the world who become Christians after dreaming about Jesus. It is also one the best and most uplifting religious films I have ever seen:
Dini is the first character we meet, and the only main character who is a girl. She tells a Muslim on a plane about a vision she had that converted her to Christianity. She is then kicked out of her house for her conversion.
Khalil (as in the caterpillar-worm in Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie) is assigned to read the Bible to disprove it and make it evident that the Quran is more reliable. By reading the Scriptures, Khalil finds no flaws within(take that, Bible contradiction believers!-Just kidding.) and becomes a Christian.
Ali is an alcoholic man who decides to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in hopes to stop drinking, since he always beats his family. Instead, he has a dream about Jesus(which is so wonderful that he wants to sleep again to relive it) and through Jesus he quits drinking.
Khasrow is a Muslim who visits a church out of curiosity, is converted, and then becomes a Pastor to devote his life to Jesus.
Mohammed is an African who has many dreams about Jesus and is forced out of his tribe. However, his Dad later converts as well. My favorite piece of dialogue came from this story:
(Mohammed): Can you give me eternal life? (Dad): No. (Mohammed): Then I can't leave Jesus.
All of these Muslims see that these are more than dreams(hence the title), but messages that Jesus really is the way to eternal life.
If I could change one thing, it would be that every short has a 5 minute conclusion that all ends with an Arabian-type person summarizing the story and including a prayer for a person to become a Christian.
This is absolutely fine to end the movie to end this way(The Jesus Film ends like that, in fact), but it's not really needed 5 times. I know that this was a TV series, but that still could have been saved for the end. Still, that is a minor quibble and not really a flaw. You can skip those parts, too.
The DVD has 2 versions, a non-English version with the actual foreign languages, and an English dub, which when lips are ignored, is actually very decent.
Even if you are not religious, I can't imagine why this movie would not move you. These people don't just sacrifice their faith, but their very lives for Jesus. That can be uplifting for any situation. In the genre of faith-based movies, this is a must see!
Final Note: I am currently the only reviewer of this and therefore the only 10 review vs. no other rating. You have no excuse to decide this movie is not worth trying out!
