Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by RGA (A) on May 21, 2006 at 05:58:23

In Reply to: DaVinci Code posted by Bambi B on May 18, 2006 at 08:13:13:

No this is not a terribly good film -- it is overlong, the acting is weak in parts with some dour pwerformances from Hanks and Tautou but an enjoyable over the top performance from Sir Ian McKellen who can transcend some of the writing. From the preposterous opening murder cene -- man did that old feller manage to do an awful lot with a massive bullit in his gut. I don;t know but if I was shot in the gut I would find it pretty hard to hide keys behind a painting, write crypted messages with my blood move paintings etc. Me I'd be screeming in agonizing pain and passing out from all the blood leaking out of me.

But aside from some of these idiotic sequences and a payoff which was rather a let down -- it was a reasonable time at the movies. Like most consipiracy theory movies this one is easier to get behind because after all the Church is a corrupt bunch of cronies who have brainwashed a large chunk of the population to give themselves power. The let down is that even if they did prove that Jesus was "just an oridinaty man" would that change anything? No because the Church is very good at absolving itself of anything presented as fact to the contrary. Even if they did prove it they would simply deny the science and just call it "divine intelligence" or some such total rubbish.

If there really is a God -- he, she, it, would very likely be far too gifted to waste he, she, or its time on this pathetic planet of religious nutters and not all of us glorified banana eating arrogant monkeys!