Posts Tagged ‘religion’

Short Take: A film of conviction and faith whose statements about religion are rife with controversy

Directors: Albert and Allen Hughes (From Hell, Dead Presidents)

Screenwriter: Gary Whitta (Debut)

Cast: Denzel Washington (Training Day), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Mila Kunis (Extract)

Length: 1h 58m

Synopsis: In post-apocalyptic America, decades after a natural disaster involving the sun and a subsequent war destroyed almost all life on earth, a man treks west in search of a civilization that will put what he has to good use in order to save mankind. What he has there is only one of anymore, and that is a copy of the King James Holy Bible. On his way west he finds a town that’s run by a very dangerous man who seeks to find his own copy of the bible and use it to control the minds of the ignorant and desperate. When the two men meet it ignites a struggle between good and evil that could alter the face of human civilization forever. Read the rest of this entry »

Short Take: Starts off with a bang, then loses aim

Directors: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson

Screenwriters: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson

Cast: Ricky Gervais (Ghost Town), Jennifer Garner (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Kingdom), Louis C. K., Rob Lowe (Thank You for Smoking)

Length: 1h 40m

Synopsis: Mark Bellison (Gervais) lives in a world exactly like our own but with one exception – not a single person throughout human history has ever told a lie in any capacity whatsoever. Everyone always tells the truth no matter how much it might sting, or if it might make a conversation awkward. Mark’s boss has been telling him that he’ll probably be fired soon, and when it happens he’ll have to begin taking desperate measures to keep his life afloat. This is when he has his epiphany. He begins saying “what isn’t” to people in order to take advantage of them for his benefit. Things start off small and largely inconsequential (inventing tall tales, lying about account balances, etc.), but quickly get out of control. Read the rest of this entry »