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I watched this movie a few years back. I decided to purchase it for myself. It it funny, serious, thought provoking, and depicts what can happen when there is wrong doings in government. A good movie!
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I watched Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey, so I had to get the sequel. Evan Almighty isn't really a bad movie, it's just not very funny. Steve Carell tries to be engaging, and he is a little. Maybe it's just the storyline, but I hardly laughed and dozed off on a few scenes.
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Evan Almighty is without a doubt the funniest movies I have seen this year, and one of the funniest I have seen in a long time. Steve Carrel's character, Evan, is elected to the US congress. Despite his family nagging that he needs to spend more time with them, he thinks everything is wonderful and sets out to change the world. Only, the very next morning after moving in, his tightly controlled world begins to fall apart. God wants him to build an ark and he will not take no for an answer. Steve Carrel was at his best. His achieved a perfect balance between being off the wall without being outright loony, a balance he has unfortunately lost in The Office TV show. In all fairness, his type of humor naturally wants to go out of control and it is difficult to put things in perspective. Ask Jim Carrey. Morgan Freeman definitely needs to get more comedic roles. He was certainly inspired by George Burns playing God. He keep the good natured spirit George created and is able to come across as a best friend. Morgan is not just a carbon copy of George, however. Mr. Burns took a laid back and "see what happens" approach while Mr. Freeman is assertive and pro-active in his divine will. Comedy aside, I enjoyed the movie for the deeper themes. The most obvious theme was that God apparently decided to renig on his promise not to destroy the world with a flood again. This fact was conveniently omitted from the movie. But fundamentalists will sleep well at night to learn that it was not the world that was destroyed by the flood, but something smaller. This was the core of the movie. God several times tells us that "arc" stands for "acts of random kindness". It's not the earth shattering miracles that make a difference, its the culmination of little things done day to day that will make the world a better place. I also found it refreshing to see God pictured as an active participant in human life. One who doesn't make you a different person when you pray to him, but one who gives you opportunities to change yourself. Today, we live in a United States where a small atheist minority is actively taking away symbols of hope that the Christians, Jews and Muslims, who together make an overwhelming majority, revere. It hurts me to see democracy perverted in this manner. Industry and businesses are free from these restrictions. I am glad to see at least some filmmakers have chosen to remind us that God is still with us. The success the movie had in theaters also proves that people still believe despite the public censorship of religion. All in all, an excellent movie to watch that also has life lessons that everyone should take to heart. John Holland-author of The Necklace of TerrersylvanousRead full review
Light hearted take on the whole Noah's Ark thing, but still makes me think how Noah would have been thought of by everyone around him. Probably not for Bible scholars.
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One of my family's favorite movies. Much better than Bruce Almighty. Evan Almighty is sweet, hilarious, and clean.
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