Bruce Almighty

[but'n'ben]

No doubt this has been posted before but I can't find it. What are the views of this film? I've just finished watching it and I thought it was actually really good. I expected it to be totally anti-religion and glorfying 'playing God' but it was in fact the opposite. I was quite surprised.

It also helps show that God can't just answer yes to everyone's prayers and the whole "You can't make someone love you by interfering with free will" thing was so true. After all, God doesn't force us to love him.

What does everyone else think of this film?

 

[dpshannon]

I loved the flick, but then I'm a huge Jim Carrey fan...Favorite Carrey movie is "The Truman Show." My pastor actually used clips from "Bruce Almighty" in one of his sermons...It has some good underlying themes...

 

[tqpix]

This is one of my favorite "Christian" movies.

 

[Jynarik Slushy]

Haha I was just thinking about this movie a little while ago, although I saw it ages ago.

Great movie, Jim Carrey fit that roll very well.

 

[Billy Batson]

god was depicted much better in futurama.

also, i thought the movie was boring and condescending.

 

[wgjones3]

I like the idea behind Bruce Alimighty. I didn't like the execution. But I did find it to be a good movie.

I think it's a step in the right direction, and I find it sad and a little frustrating that there was more of a Christian message in it than I saw in the Frank Peretti movie that was on ABC Family right before Halloween.

 

[peanutbutter12]

You should have seen the stuff from the extras on the DVD and how they were talking about making fun of religion.

CJ

 

[VanillaRose]

I loved it! Jim Carrey is awesome.

 

[Sketcher]

I liked it. Morgan Freeman showed an interesting side of God.

 

[shprdslamb7]

No doubt this has been posted before but I can't find it. What are the views of this film? I've just finished watching it and I thought it was actually really good. I expected it to be totally anti-religion and glorfying 'playing God' but it was in fact the opposite. I was quite surprised.

Exactly my thoughts.

 

[HeatherJay]

I liked it. I thought it was pretty funny. I thought they could have totally left out the f-bomb...it just didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the movie to me. But, it was good...."It's gooooood!" LOL.

And his prayer to God at the end...what a beautiful thing to say about the love of your life...so sweet! "No. I want her to be happy, no matter what that means. I want her to find someone who will treat her with all the love she deserved from me. I want her to meet someone who will see her always as I do now, through Your eyes."

So yeah, good movie.

 

[peanutbutter12]

I do have to say it's one of Carey's better films.

CJ