Evan Almighty
There's this movie titled "Evan Almighty" which is the sequel of Bruce Almighty.
It's a comedy based on the story of Moses.
Somehow our government has decided to banned the screening of this movie which supposingly falls from August 23. The reason of the banned is as it is said to hurt Muslims' sensitivities by poking fun at God and Prophet Noah. I find this reason rather weird because i don't see much poking fun but rather a modern version of the story of Moses. Well I have not seen it but I've read the plot and summary online. Read on and tell me what you think of the story. Stole it from wikipedia =).
Newly elected to Congress, Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. His congressional campaign declared that he would change the world, but he never stated how. Once he reaches his new home and job, his life gets turned upside-down when God (Morgan Freeman) appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark because a flood is coming. His family comes to believe he is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis, but soon thinks he is truly onto something of Biblical proportions. God tells Evan the flood will come September 22 mid-day. Animals start following Evan to Congress causing him to eventually be suspended by Congressman Long (John Goodman) from work after he tells everyone that God told him to build an ark. His wife Joan and his three sons leave to her mother's house after seeing it on a news report, leaving him to build the ark himself which gains international notice. Weeks after Joan leaves Evan, God appeared to her as a waiter at a diner. He tells her that God doesn't give things, he gives the opportunity to get things. For example, God doesn't give a family togetherness, he gives the opportunity for families to be together. Seeing his meaning, Joan returns to Evan to finish the ark together. Evan's old colleagues tell him that Congressman Long built a dam over a nearby lake and cut corners to save businesses money.
September 22 comes with clear skies, and Evan loads the hundreds of animals onto the newly finished ark in front of live news crews and nearby citizens. Minutes pass with clear skies, so spectators start jeering at him. Dark clouds appear and rain starts pouring down. Evan tells everyone to board the ark but no one listens. The rain suddenly stops and everyone starts laughing at Evan. Evan thinks it's over until the poorly built dam bursts. Panic overtakes everyone and they board the ark. The ark sails down the streets of Washington D.C. from the flooded water of the burst lake until it eventually lands several feet from the Capitol. Evan tells Long that the flood was caused by his poorly made dam, which incites the other congressmen present to turn on him. Evan and his family go on a hiking trip over the weekend and God reappears to Evan, telling him that the way to change the world is by doing Acts of Random Kindness ("ARK") one at a time.





4 comments:
hhmm..nice review
Hey, huey sing!
Welcome to the blogging world!! :)
sally, why are u welcoming her? huey sin, u r new to blogging?
haha not really. I have a xanga blog which I've been using for a couple of years. I got bored of it so finally decided to get this.
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