Sweet. 3/5
I’m sure you can tell which of these last three films I watched with my beloved…
Category Archives: film review
Vacancy
Stripped down and well acted but could have done with being even shorter than its 82 minutes.
3/5
Saw IV
Structurally interesting. I might write a long piece about these films once I’ve seen the latest, hopefully at the cinema.
3/5
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Shooter
Solid, competent action-thriller. Director is obviously a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, and there are elements of the story that seem like a parable. 3.5/5
POTC At World’s End
Not great. 3/5
Taken
A very competent thriller, but one that left a rather bitter taste. I couldn’t avoid the conclusion that we’d been invited to empathise with a psychotic. This may be an intentional critique of US foreign policy of course.
3/5
Black Snake Moan
Outstandingly good; full of orthodox theology and grace. 4.5/5
Thought: Samuel Jackson is God, Christina Ricci is the western consumer, and peak oil is the chain…
Saw III
So-so sequel 3/5.
Couldn’t help but think that the character of Jigsaw corresponds quite closely to how some atheists see God – an arbitrary dictator who provides extravagant punishments for those who don’t meet his standards.
Cars
Excellent animation. 4/5
Question: how does the humourless atheist describe and evaluate the moral progress achieved by Lightning McQueen? It’s because I consider that they _cannot_ that I see humourless atheism as foolish.