Diksha Sundriyal
A woman learns to use the power of prayer to heal her family and her life in the Kendrick brothers’ ‘War Room.’ The movie centers on the struggles of Elizabeth Jordan, who believes her husband, Tony, is growing increasingly distant from her and their daughter, Danielle. Tony works as a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company named Brightwell. He uses it as an excuse to spend time away from his family, but eventually, it becomes the very thing that brings him closer to them. SPOILERS AHEAD.
The Fictional Brightwell Pharmaceuticals Plays an Important Role in War Room
‘War Room’ depicts the fictional story of a family, which means all the people and companies mentioned in it are made up to serve the plot of the story. This includes Brightwell. There is a pharmaceutical company of the same name in India, but it is unrelated to the one featured in the movie, and the similarity of the names is likely a coincidence. In the film, the company comes into the picture when it is revealed that Tony works there and is a celebrated employee. The job pays well, excluding the occasional bonuses that Tony receives for his excellent sales. However, later, we discover that he has been cheating his employers. In his sales, he has been reporting false numbers of the meds that he sold and has been stealing from the company. If he reported that he sold ten meds, he only sells eight and keeps two for himself, which he later sells to someone else to pocket the money.
Initially, it helps him make more money, but eventually, the discrepancies come to light, and he is fired from the job. It is a shock to his employers because no one expected such things from him. However, Tony had been on a dark path, and getting caught turns out to be a part of God’s plan to set him right. If he hadn’t been caught, he would never have stopped stealing, and if he hadn’t been fired, he wouldn’t have had the time to spend with his family and think about what he was doing to them and himself. Later, Elizabeth convinces him to return the stolen items as well as the money he made from them, even though he runs the risk of being prosecuted for the crime.
However, his honesty wins over his former boss, who decides not to press charges if Tony returns the money he owes them. The time off from his job also leads Tony to realise that his heart is in community work, and being with his family and spending time with his loved ones is more important than money. So, in the end, that’s what he chooses, and it makes him happier than he’s ever been. Thus, the pharma company serves as an important plot point, providing the much-needed direction for Tony and showing the audience that sometimes, things happen for the best. One only needs to trust in God and be honest.
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