Evan Almighty

Sandra · #1 06-27-2007, 10:11 PM

Just got back from seeing the movie "Evan Almighty", It was great.
I took a elderly couple from denham springs church with me, they are some of the founding members.
He walked me down the aisle when I got married, great people.
She is 79 and he is 80, she had only been in a theater twice in her life.
They enjoyed the movie and after it was over said this " Its to bad they don't let the kids go to a movie like this, this is a great place for the young people to bring their dates.
Shocked to hear her comment but agreed with her.

I laughed alot tonight, go see it!

Sherri · #2 06-27-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandra

Just got back from seeing the movie "Evan Almighty", It was great.
I took a elderly couple from denham springs church with me, they are some of the founding members.
He walked me down the aisle when I got married, great people.
She is 79 and he is 80, she had only been in a theater twice in her life.
They enjoyed the movie and after it was over said this " Its to bad they don't let the kids go to a movie like this, this is a great place for the young people to bring their dates.
Shocked to hear her comment but agreed with her.

I laughed alot tonight, go see it!

I'm surprised; this is the first good report on it I've seen. Everyone else I've heard from didn't like it. I was leery of it, thinking it might be sacreligious (sp.). So, it was good, huh?

#3 06-27-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

I'm surprised; this is the first good report on it I've seen. Everyone else I've heard from didn't like it. I was leery of it, thinking it might be sacreligious (sp.). So, it was good, huh?

Sherri, I didn't hear anything good either!!

Pressing-On · #4 06-27-2007, 10:27 PM

http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movie...s/a0003264.cfm

A Special Word From Dr. James Dobson

For 17 years, Focus on the Family has been blessed to have individuals of unusual talent and commitment serving as media advisors to many believers and nonbelievers globally. Currently, Bob Smithouser, Bob Waliszewski and the Plugged In team review and evaluate movies and other media productions and help challenge all of us to honor Christ with our entertainment decisions.

They provide a tremendous service, and we are proud of the work they do as they reach out via this pluggedinonline.com Web site that you're currently reading (drawing nearly one million parents and teens every month). In addition, the monthly Plugged In magazine impacts thousands of readers, while the radio movie-review feature reaches more than 5 million listeners weekly. I almost always agree with the opinions and recommendations the Plugged In team offers, because we draw our views from the same Judeo-Christian system of values. Occasionally, however, good men and women see things differently. In those cases we give our readers the facts from our individual points of view and let readers decide the issues for themselves. Such is the situation today with regard to the new movie Evan Almighty. You've read what the Plugged In team has had to say, above. Here's another perspective.

I recently saw the movie with my wife, Shirley, and the Vice President of Ministry Outreach, H.B. London, and his wife, Beverley. Afterward, we discussed what we had seen at length. We perceived Evan Almighty as a very entertaining movie which, although "over the top" at times in its slapstick humor, will delight most viewers. It has many laudable features, including a strong presentation of family values and a "feel good" ending. The storyline includes no illicit sex or violence and was better—far better—than the usual Hollywood fare. That is why I wish it were possible to endorse and recommend this picture, but I cannot do so.

My greatest objection to the film is its use of God's name irreverently in eight or 10 instances, as in "oh my ---." It was simply unnecessary to write the script this way, and I was bothered by it. I was also uncomfortable with the depiction of our most righteous God as an ordinary man who, though endearing and warm, danced and performed funny miracles. Some people, even individuals with similar beliefs to mine, will not be offended by this presentation. But I was taught at my mother's knee that God is profoundly holy, and we are to approach Him with deep humility and reverence. The first four of the Ten Commandments refer to this divine nature, including a warning to those who would misuse His name or refer to it disrespectfully. How can I endorse a movie that runs past those boundaries, even though most others do far worse?

Finally, I was concerned about the rewriting of the story of Noah and his ark. "God," played charmingly by Morgan Freeman, told the new Noah character that the first flood occurred because the people hadn't done enough "acts of random kindness" (as in A.R.K. Get it?). God destroyed the world and its inhabitants, the contemporary god said, not to punish a wicked and perverse generation as we read in Genesis 6, but as a benign object lesson to encourage people to be nicer to each other. It was bad theology and a radical distortion of Scripture.

As for whether my readers and their sons and daughters should see this film, that decision depends on their individual interpretations and beliefs. From my perspective, it is a shame that the movie is flawed in ways that could have so easily been avoided. Nevertheless, I appreciate the fact that the producers and writers did not include the gratuitous sex and violence that punctuates so many other offerings. Evan Almighty could have been a perennial favorite.

Sandra · #5 06-27-2007, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

I'm surprised; this is the first good report on it I've seen. Everyone else I've heard from didn't like it. I was leery of it, thinking it might be sacreligious (sp.). So, it was good, huh?

Yes, I loved it.

#6 06-27-2007, 10:35 PM

To each his own or her own, but I don't think I would want to see it.

Here are some comments from challies:

http://www.challies.com/archives/002631.php

Gotta go. Have a great evening.

Sherri · #7 06-27-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

SE,
I just posted the review because I read, on another thread, someone saying they use that one and Sherri said she hadn't heard anything good about it.

I wasn't criticizing you about liking it.

I saw a preview and didn't like the way he looked up and told God, "Is it too much to ask that we could get a little rain!!!!" It just seemed really disrespectful, IMO.

I think you misunderstood. SE didn't like it; Sandra did.

Sandra · #8 06-27-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On

SE,
I just posted the review because I read, on another thread, someone saying they use that one and Sherri said she hadn't heard anything good about it.

I wasn't criticizing you about liking it.

I saw a preview and didn't like the way he looked up and told God, "Is it too much to ask that we could get a little rain!!!!" It just seemed really disrespectful, IMO.

That comment didn't bother me, you need to see it in context.
It wasn't disrespectful at all, I laughed.

Actually he said percipitation not rain, it was a really funny line. JMO

Pressing-On · #9 06-27-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sherri

I think you misunderstood. SE didn't like it; Sandra did.

Thanks, Sherri. I'll fix that.

Pressing-On · #10 06-27-2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandra

That comment didn't bother me, you need to see it in context.
It wasn't disrespectful at all, I laughed.

Actually he said percipitation not rain, it was a really funny line. JMO

LOL! Sorry, I meant precipitation. LOL!

I just have a thing about that, like Dr. Dobson. I might watch it if someone loaned it to me to review, but I probably won't spend money renting it or anything.

Have you seen the one about Beatrix Potter. I heard it was good. I love the English movies. I'll probably rent that one.