![]() ![]() Bart practically begs a famous manager named Brickell (Trace Adkins) to attend one of their shows. The band, MercyMe, goes from show to show, but is still trying to find out who they are. So, he decides to leave his father and his girlfriend, Shannon.īy “chance,” Bart finds himself with a band and becomes their lead singer. When the day of the play comes, Bart doesn’t tell his father about it, for fear of being mocked by him.īart’s relationship with his father goes from bad to worse, and Bart decides that he’s done. In the Glee Club, Bart’s teacher finds out Bart actually has a great voice, so she gives him the lead role in a musical against his wishes. Bart’s girlfriend Shannon prompts him to join the Glee Club, and he does. Years later, still with his father, Bart plays football in high school, but when he breaks both his legs, any thought of fulfilling his father’s dreams is crushed. One day Bart’s mother decides she can’t take the abuse anymore and leaves. ![]() His father Arthur (Dennis Quaid), who is troubled by his failure to achieve football dreams, is abusive towards Bart and towards Bart’s mother. ![]() I CAN ONLY IMAGINE is about the story behind the most-played Christian contemporary song of all time, “I Can Only Imagine” by the band MercyMe.īart Millard is an imaginative young boy in Greenville Texas, who loves to bike around and listen to cassette tapes. Void of objectionable content, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE warrants only a light caution for younger children because of tastefully executed abusive violence. Bart Millard described his father as a monster and someone he hated, but who transformed into a man and who became his best friend and a role model. Dennis Quaid is terrific as Bart’s father. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE is a powerful, heart-rending story of redemption and reconciliation found in Jesus Christ. What Bart doesn’t know is that his father has found Jesus. Bart realizes he needs to return home and somehow find resolution with his father, who’s dying. Eventually Bart becomes so fed up with his father, he leaves for good and joins a band. When Bart isn’t able to fulfill his own father’s dream of being a football star, Bart enters the world of music. Since he was a young boy, Bart Millard’s father, Arthur, was emotionally and physically abusive. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE is the story behind the most-played Christian contemporary song, “I Can Only Imagine” by the band MercyMe. ![]()
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