Bruce Almighty, wow good movie!

[Lyfer]

First good movie I saw all summer.

 

[Gage8]

Haven't seen it yet, but I hear God gave His phone number to Bruce. Since the movie came out, people with that number have been getting calls every 10min with requests to talk to God.

 

[ragazzo]

that just goes to show how many desparate soles are out there

 

[amnesiac]

I really enjoyed it, as did most of my friends who've seen it.

However, if you bother to read into it, it is a very, very heavily Christian themed movie (you don't really notice unless you're familiar with the religion). As such, you are much more apt to enjoy it if you are of that faith, and if you aren't, you will probably LOVE the first half of the movie then start getting bored during the last 45 minutes or so.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
I really enjoyed it, as did most of my friends who've seen it.

However, if you bother to read into it, it is a very, very heavily Christian themed movie (you don't really notice unless you're familiar with the religion). As such, you are much more apt to enjoy it if you are of that faith, and if you aren't, you will probably LOVE the first half of the movie then start getting bored during the last 45 minutes or so.

I wouldn't say so. It doesn't mention christ at all, and makes god pretty non-religion-specific. I think they tried to make it appeal to the widest possible audience they could while still having god in the movie. I'm not a christian, and I liked it.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

It was reasonably entertaining, but I came away thinking that somehow they'd missed some opportunities with the concept. Still, it's nice to see what Carrey can do given appropriate source material.

 

[theNEOone]

bruce almighty = bleh.

 

[snik]

I was REALLY looking forward to this movie. Too bad I saw it during a bad hangover and had to leave the theater early :beer:

 

[Miramonti]

based on the commercials, my first impression was that its pretty moronic/sacrelig. no, huh?

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: notfred

I wouldn't say so. It doesn't mention christ at all, and makes god pretty non-religion-specific. I think they tried to make it appeal to the widest possible audience they could while still having god in the movie. I'm not a christian, and I liked it.

Being a Christian myself, and being very familiar with most major religions, I will say that it is NOT "non-religion-specific." It just does not mention Christ or Christianity. However, the concepts, interpretations, and religious themes throughout the movie are very clearly represented from a Christian standpoint, which, like I said, are not readily apparent unless you are pretty familiar with the teachings of the religion. Examples: the number "7", God's multiple roles (electrician, janitor, etc.) as metaphors, and the whole bit about how much of your life you live for yourself, and how much you should let God help you.

 

[habib89]

i agree with amnesiac.. although they didnt' comeout and say "christ" or "christianity" the basic themes throughout the movie had a christian twist to them...

that being said, i think it was nice that they didn't come straight out and say "christianity" because it makes it open to many other faiths, and allows everyone to enjoy the movie without worrying about religions

 

[Eli]

I think all you talking about Christianty and the movie are reading too much into it. Although I admit, I haven't seen it.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: habib89
i agree with amnesiac.. although they didnt' comeout and say "christ" or "christianity" the basic themes throughout the movie had a christian twist to them...

that being said, i think it was nice that they didn't come straight out and say "christianity" because it makes it open to many other faiths, and allows everyone to enjoy the movie without worrying about religions

I think amnesiac is reading into it too much, trying to make it as Christian as possible. It'e entirely enjoyable from a non-christian standpoint. Who cares about the number 7? Where did they even use the number seven, just as the station number? big deal.

 

[Jugernot]

yeppers good movie

 

[Yax]

I liked it, but it could have been much better I think.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: habib89
i agree with amnesiac.. although they didnt' comeout and say "christ" or "christianity" the basic themes throughout the movie had a christian twist to them...

that being said, i think it was nice that they didn't come straight out and say "christianity" because it makes it open to many other faiths, and allows everyone to enjoy the movie without worrying about religions

I think amnesiac is reading into it too much, trying to make it as Christian as possible. It'e entirely enjoyable from a non-christian standpoint. Who cares about the number 7? Where did they even use the number seven, just as the station number? big deal.

*sigh*

I couldn't care less if it was or was not Christian-themed. I'm just trying to explain that if you ARE Christian, you will likely enjoy the movie MORE because it has a tilt towards that faith which you will probably not notice if you don't practice.

So if you don't see it, fine, you are not any less of a man than I.

Number 7 was used in God's building, as room 7, floor 7. Signifies the position of God over Hell, which is the number 6. There are tons of one-liners and visual cues to similar effect.

And I'm not "reading into this too much" because the signs are there as clear as day, and if you wanted to study the Bible at all they would become that much clearer.

Again, I will reiterate: There are many cues in this movie which bow toward the tenets and messages of Christianity, which are very apparent if you practice, and nearly invisible if you don't. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean a single thing. Think of it like you would Office Space. Wouldn't you say that if someone had NEVER worked in an office/corporate type environment that some of the jokes / messages might go right over their head? That doesn't make the movie any less enjoyable to them, nor does it mean they're stupid. Think of it as "inside jokes."

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Eli
I think all you talking about Christianty and the movie are reading too much into it. Although I admit, I haven't seen it.

then you're opinion on this matter is pretty much worthless, isn't it.

 

[Lyfer]

My favorite part was the Chilli festival. Or the part where the cops discover 200lbs of marijuana.


great movie! btw jennifer aniston is hot!

 

[0roo0roo]

comparing bruce to nemo.... bruce comes out like a turd. nemos out, no reason left to send money careys way

 

[waylman]

Originally posted by: Lyfer
First good movie I saw all summer.

It's not summer yet. And this movie sucked large ones.

 

[deerslayer]

I thought it was decent. Very funny in some parts, like when he's doing the live broadcast...."and back to you fvckers!"

 

[bunker]

My wife and I really enjoyed it. I had to practically drag her there too, she doesn't care for Jim Carrey's style of humor. She couldn't grasp that it wasn't entirely comedy.

 

[m2kewl]

it was ok.

 

[Rufio]

it was gooood

 

[bonk102]

i want to see this movie damnit, i think i'll go tomorrow night