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Faith & Sight in The BOOK OF ELI
March 30th, 2010
As we finish our 3-shot review on The Book of Eli (click here for part 1) this last part includes SPOILERS. Curiously enough, I’d read the screenplay prior to seeing the film, knew the twist ending, and still loved it. The “reveal”, though intriguing, didn’t make the movie for me. My final spoiler-laden thoughts are [...]
Read More...3 Deep cuts & 3 fun slices of ELI
March 22nd, 2010
In our opening post on The Book of Eli (click here), I promised to carve out 3 points the film makes about man, religious power, and God, so let’s continue: 1. The heat of life brings people’s true nature to the surface… “When the chips are down, these ‘civilized’ people will eat each other. You’ll [...]
Read More...Seen the movie? Now read the BOOK (of Eli)
March 15th, 2010
“Dear Lord… Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path…” The Book of Eli was my favorite film in January 2010, though considering this is usually the month where movies go to die (save for the occasional horror film, so if a film is “undead” it’s okay) Eli didn’t [...]
Read More...Our Savior in AVATAR
March 5th, 2010
(this is the last post in a series, click here for the introduction to our series on James Cameron’s AVATAR.) Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, to eat the flesh of kings, the [...]
Read More...New Birth, Blue Birth in AVATAR
March 3rd, 2010
“Every person is born twice. The second time is when you earn your place among the people forever.” – Avatar (click here for the introduction to our series on Avatar) Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but [...]
Read More...DeprAVATAR of man
February 25th, 2010
The human race sucks. Seriously, if there’s one thing James Cameron and John Calvin might agree on, it’s the depravity of man. The pivotal scene in Avatar, where Colonel Quaritch fiddles with his coffee while Hometree burns, best exemplifies this notion. In fact, the humans who aren’t worthless sacks of flesh in Avatar can be counted on your [...]
Read More...The Great Divorce in AVATAR
February 23rd, 2010
For introduction to our Avatar review thread from the beginning, click here. “You’re not in Kansas anymore. You’re on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact, every second of every day. If there is a hell — you might want to go there for some R & R, after a tour on Pandora. Out there [...]
Read More...AVATAR: Creation, shortsighted pt 2
February 19th, 2010
For the first part on AVATAR: Creation, click here or follow the link for the introduction to AVATAR.. But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will [...]
Read More...AVATAR: Creation, Shortsighted pt 1
February 19th, 2010
In my introductory post on AVATAR, it was mentioned that some moviegoers are reportedly “suffering from “Avatar blues”, surrounded by the glorious 3-D world James Cameron and a team of visionaries designed as a feast for the senses and leaving with a reality-crashing sense of dissatisfaction and loss. One online forum administrator is quoted as [...]
Read More...Brokenness & Sin in AVATAR
February 16th, 2010
In James-Cameron’s groundbreaking, record-shattering, world-building film Avatar (see Cinemagogue’s introduction) we begin the fantastical journey en route to planet Pandora. Except for Jake Sully’s hyper-sleep flashbacks we never see the planet Earth, and even these are tight camera shots focused on his twin brother’s death and cremation. We know little about the state our world [...]
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