Before I write about the 'Interview' I'll write about the film:
The acting was... average at best on most counts - with a dismal for 'Yael Grobglas.'
The opening scene was moving... The second scene however... the over-emotional over-acting by Yael Grobglas got me immediately annoyed. Of course, there was no context for her behaviour until later in the film, but still...
David Strathairn as 'God' - well, he's a talented actor. But, I'm afraid, he does not have the depth to pull this role off.
Brenton Thwaites - more of a non-entity character I cannot imagine. Despite this actor having some serious credits to his name during his career, this film shows absolutely NONE of his talent.
The Interview: What questions would you ask HIM? (For the male-centric view of the film I'll adopt this gender...) For openers, HE says (in the film), "I'm a deity, not a vampire" - this implies that there's more than one deity - and the possibility that vampires exist, too. Explain, please.
or.... I was here, where were you?
Why does everybody 'Thank You' for the good things that happen - and yet few curse you for the bad?
Four - score years and Ten - the life span of the average human (60-70 years) - If fed, clothed and with a decent diet and medical aid. Why? 'Bit rushed on the sixth day?' to blame for the shoddy workmanship?
If you did create us, why lay down millions of years of evolutionary misdirection?
Why, in the first part of the 'Bible', did you act like a petulant child? You made your way into everyone's lives - appeared numerous times and then... slowly faded into the background? Did you realise you had some growing up to do, too?
From the film: 'Where do you come from?' It's a valid question, and if 'Paul' does know the answer - or in fact anyone does - feel free to enlighten me... and billions of others.
From the Film: "You know all the answers to all the questions?" That by itself negates 'Free Will', because, for 'Free Will' to exist, there can BE no 'Plan.' Knowledge of intent, action & consequence implies a bounded track to which people are stuck and from which they cannot deviate - thus, no matter the choice you 'think' you make - it was always going to be that choice. A predictable future refutes 'Free Will.'
From the Film: 'What is the meaning of Life?' "To Live, To Struggle, To Serve God and to ask questions like 'What is the meaning of Life?'" Struggle? Why? Serve God, Why? - Service implies dependence - mutual dependence. We know what we'd get out of it (continued existence) - but what about God? What's HE gaining?
...and it goes on and on and on... the movie is diabolically (pun intended) bad.
AVOID!
The opening scene was moving... The second scene however... the over-emotional over-acting by Yael Grobglas got me immediately annoyed. Of course, there was no context for her behaviour until later in the film, but still...
David Strathairn as 'God' - well, he's a talented actor. But, I'm afraid, he does not have the depth to pull this role off.
Brenton Thwaites - more of a non-entity character I cannot imagine. Despite this actor having some serious credits to his name during his career, this film shows absolutely NONE of his talent.
The Interview: What questions would you ask HIM? (For the male-centric view of the film I'll adopt this gender...) For openers, HE says (in the film), "I'm a deity, not a vampire" - this implies that there's more than one deity - and the possibility that vampires exist, too. Explain, please.
or.... I was here, where were you?
Why does everybody 'Thank You' for the good things that happen - and yet few curse you for the bad?
Four - score years and Ten - the life span of the average human (60-70 years) - If fed, clothed and with a decent diet and medical aid. Why? 'Bit rushed on the sixth day?' to blame for the shoddy workmanship?
If you did create us, why lay down millions of years of evolutionary misdirection?
Why, in the first part of the 'Bible', did you act like a petulant child? You made your way into everyone's lives - appeared numerous times and then... slowly faded into the background? Did you realise you had some growing up to do, too?
From the film: 'Where do you come from?' It's a valid question, and if 'Paul' does know the answer - or in fact anyone does - feel free to enlighten me... and billions of others.
From the Film: "You know all the answers to all the questions?" That by itself negates 'Free Will', because, for 'Free Will' to exist, there can BE no 'Plan.' Knowledge of intent, action & consequence implies a bounded track to which people are stuck and from which they cannot deviate - thus, no matter the choice you 'think' you make - it was always going to be that choice. A predictable future refutes 'Free Will.'
From the Film: 'What is the meaning of Life?' "To Live, To Struggle, To Serve God and to ask questions like 'What is the meaning of Life?'" Struggle? Why? Serve God, Why? - Service implies dependence - mutual dependence. We know what we'd get out of it (continued existence) - but what about God? What's HE gaining?
...and it goes on and on and on... the movie is diabolically (pun intended) bad.
AVOID!