Sin City

[Nightwing]

didn't like how the clergy was portrayed in it.....but the action was good.....cool b&w cinematography

Well it's not like every person who claims to be a Christian is actually a Christian.

 

[gord44]

i know.....but the only two priests in the whole movie are bad guys.....sometimes just wish that priests be potrayed in a good light....no biggie, it's Hollywood, what else would I expect

 

[Lithium Hobo]

Oh people, relax, the movie wasn't intended to bash Christians. It's not all about you.

 

[Caylin]

i know.....but the only two priests in the whole movie are bad guys.....sometimes just wish that priests be potrayed in a good light....no biggie, it's Hollywood, what else would I expect

Since you know... there has NEVER been a movie where a preist was shown in a good light. Its all a plot.

 

[Gopher]

Since you know... there has NEVER been a movie where a preist was shown in a good light. Its all a plot.

Although it may be difficult to find movies where actual priests are shown in a positive way, many movies show the priest-type of character positively. Ones that come immediately to mind are the Elves in Lord of the Rings, or the Jedi in Star Wars. Both are the spiritual leaders of the world they inhabit, both are selfless characters who give up their own needs for others, and both are concerned with doing what is right, not what is popular. Just a thought.

As for the priests in Sin City, although I am not a big fan of showing priests negatively, I do feel it was necessary to show the extent of sin in their world.

 

[Nightwing]

Since you know... there has NEVER been a movie where a preist was shown in a good light. Its all a plot.

Have you not seen "Evelyn"?

 

[gord44]

Oh people, relax, the movie wasn't intended to bash Christians. It's not all about you.

i am aware of that and never said it was intended to bash Christians......just letting people know what to expect is all.....

 

[Moros]

I'd love to see it. The comic is great.

 

[Ovda]

I just saw it today. Holy Smokes!! It was really great.

 

[Cherberrie]

Looks really good, hope to see it this weekend sometime. Many good actors in it and I love the look of the movie.

 

[Sors]

First of all I can think of several movies with a priest as the protagonist. Usually horror movies and such.

Second of all, Sin City was incredible but disturbing. The violence actually bothered me. Castration, mutilation, dismemberment, decapitation, bullet wounds, references to child rape are all part of it. If some of this bothers you DON'T see it. It was still a great movie.

EDIT: And Jessica Alba may be a horrible actress, but gosh darn she is hot.

Sors

 

[Lithium Hobo]

IN this day in age, you rarely see this kind of violence and nudity in movies nowadays, so great timing on them cause I wasn't really expecting that much. Not to say it's bad, just unexpected.

Great movie though. A true piece of art. Beautiful.

 

[InnerPhyre]

The violence was certainly disturbing. The part that I found the MOST disturbing was the look of serenity on Elijah Wood's face....even during the part when....well...you know....

 

[Lithium Hobo]

The violence was certainly disturbing. The part that I found the MOST disturbing was the look of serenity on Elijah Wood's face....even during the part when....well...you know....

Then they did it what they intended; they disturbed you. Kevin wasn't ment to be smiled back at.

 

[InnerPhyre]

Indeed

 

[GL2814]

The violence was certainly disturbing. The part that I found the MOST disturbing was the look of serenity on Elijah Wood's face....even during the part when....well...you know....

Kevin (Elijah Woods) was a sick puppy. It was a pretty graphic movie. It was great all the same.
The priest was played by the great Frank Miller. He is the creator of 'Sin City'.

 

[JimmyKoKoPop]

i know.....but the only two priests in the whole movie are bad guys.....sometimes just wish that priests be potrayed in a good light....no biggie, it's Hollywood, what else would I expect

Well, those characters are from an extremely literal adaptation of the first Sin City comic (now called The Hard Goodbye), written and drawn entirely by Frank Miller - so blame him if you want to blame someone. You're really missing the point though, it was a reflection of how everyone is corrupt in Sin City. It's extremely over-the-top type levels of corruption. You can't expect a group as influential as the clergy to be good in a place like that.

That said, I enjoyed the film. It was quite interesting as an art experience, and I still loved Marv (best character in the film, just as in the comics).

Personally though, I feel it would have made a better film if it had been a less literal adaptation. It had "comic book" style scene transitions - as in, suddenly something is happening in another scene with practically no transition. I find the style jarring in comics as well, but in comics, you can pause for a few seconds to look over the art and reread the dialogue to get a better hang on what is going on.

All told though, I would rate the film an 8/10

 

[Links234]

I work for a theater.

I saw it opening night and the Sunday after. I'm a big fan of the books, and this *completely* blew my mind.

 

[Wroth]

Solid movie. I liked it, and was left laughing for quite some time after some of the parts (definately fit into the "things you shouldn't have laughed at but did" thread too). I loved Marv, great character. I was also a fan of the simple over-the-top-ness of the action, definately made you remember that it was a comic movie.

 

[SUNSTONE]

I thought the movie was decent, but I was expecting more.
Then again, there was only 10 people in my theater. I'm a firm believer that the more you have watching the same movie, the more energy the movie can pull out of the crowd.