different_Son_of_God Reviews

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

One of true benefits of motion pictures

[10/10 · 28 August 2006]

Motion pictures are great story telling medium and this movie really illustrates the benefits it can bring. We could all share the experiences of Ron Kovic, and this picture can serve as a reminder of the brutality and futility that war can bring upon human beings even years after the movie was made and will continue to do so in the years to come.

I have to say that Ron Kovic is extremely courageous human being and though he has lost so much of the joyous side that life can bring and suffered tremendously through not necessarily no fault of his own, he has made a greater impact than he would have done otherwise by deciding to share his life story with us. God will judge him and even be appreciative for what he has done for the others.

National pride can have effective results but is ultimately evil because by believing in that you automatically create another adversary, that "You are not one of us".

So many people get naturalised into citizens of countries where they are not originally from, in the twenty first century romantic patroiticism must be considered evil and imposes an adverse effect in evolutionary process as a whole.

Tom Cruise's delivers one of the greatest performances of his life, well at least that's before he'd gone nuts.

I also like Willem Dafoe's performance as a paralysed vet, he is one of the gifted actors of our generation.

In short if you join a war to kill other human beings there is just likely possibility that you will get killed too. And in this equation the difference between being killed and being maimed is just an arbitary variable.

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Intentions of God

[7/10 · 25 May 2005]

Great style given by Besson. Rather than depicting Joan as just one dimensional historical figure this film tried to show the person behind this heroine, sometimes looking deranged, fanatical and even crazy.

While some of the events of the movie were made up to look more like Hollywood propaganda this film DOES SUCCEED in peeling away the mythology and mystique to show the human face behind this legendary icon.

Although the events occurred in the onset of the movie are simply not factual, from the moment she was captured and the cross referencing that took place during the trial are closely based on the actual trial of Joan.

Her convictions and faith were questioned through torturing but she had held them all the way through. The subtle portrayal of God himself was conspicuous. Joan was manipulated and ultimately burned at the stake, that is God let these things happened to her after she fulfilled his mission. One would think that God should have rewarded her for defeating the English, but rather he let her die at the hands of them.

But still Joan of Arc carries the message of God with her even after centuries has passed. One does not know his true intentions even those that have been chosen by God.