Matrix Review Keanu Reeves as a martial-arts master and savior of the earth? Laurence Fishburne as his mentor? The world as we know it does not even exist? Surely, you can't be ... part "The Matrix" excelled in was its use of theology. Many movies that come from Hollywood tend to shy away from religious debates, while "The Matrix" has allusions to the Bible all over the place. The movie is a new testament for a new millennium, a religious tale of the second coming of mankind's messiah in an age that needs salvation as desperately as ... ...

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The Matrix Action / Sci-Fi (US); 1999; Rated R; 135 Minutes Cast Keanu Reeves: Thomas "Neo" Anderson Laurence Fishburne: Morpheus Carrie-Anne Moss: Trinity Joe Pantoliano: Cypher Hugo Weaving: Agent Smith Produced by Bruce Berman, Dan Cracchiolo, Andrew Mason, Barrie M. Osborne, Joel Silver, Erwin Stoff, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski Directed and directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski Keanu Reeves as a martial-arts master and savior of the earth? Laurence Fishburne as his mentor? The world as we know it does not even exist? Surely, you can't be serious. Welcome to the fascinating and confu...

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Ever since the days of black and white television, Americans have had a deep love affair with comedy movies. A good comedy can make you laugh at a situation or statement, that otherwise seemed ordinary. Comedy movies spread laughter and cheer, while still retaining a central theme, without becoming a bunch of well written jokes about nothing. The movie Bruce Almighty is a perfect example of a well done comedy because of the acting of Jim Carrey, the funny situations and well thought out theme. The movie takes place in present day where Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) plays the role of a news reporter...

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East of Eden is a direct and significant movie, yet it is not a valuable commentary on the Biblical story of Kayin and Hevel. The movie and the story both depict the same characters and feelings, but the storyline is different. The Biblical version portrays the relationships and competitions between two brothers. Both present an offering to God and due to jealousy and rage Kayin murders his brother, Hevel. However, in East of Eden, Cal feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father, Adam. Even though, both brothers are challenging one anothe...

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... his victim had died. As part two begins, Alex is being sentenced to fourten years in state prison. Alex finds a love for the Holy Bible while in prison, in particular, the many battles that take place. The prison Charlie loves Alex for this. He and Alex work together at ... written what looks like a nasty little shocker, but is really that rare thing in English letters: a philosophical novel." (Back cover). Melbourne Movies gave a good review to the movie because they believe it gave a well-spoken message. "This is Kubrick's most buoyant work, and I love every single second of it. One ......

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"What Dreams May Come" Movie Review ✠ Introduction and Overview You may have seen Robin Williams in a movie called "What Dreams May Come." It's a sad story about a family that faced terrible tragedy. First of all, the ... nor the age to come. To end this area in a happy note, I"ll tell you how this movie portrays Heaven, and what the Bible has to say about it. The Bible has numerous accounts of Heaven in the Bible. A good example is in Matthew 5:12 where Heaven is described as our home and all happiness can be achieved. The movie portrays Heaven as ... Jesus" teachings, but actually goes ...

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... it anti-Catholic." (Catholic League 1) Nowhere in their 1999 year end report did the Catholic League mention exactly what parts of the movie were anti-Catholic. Along similar lines is a review by aforementioned Christopher Null of filmcritic.com. He states "In "Dogma", Smith's long-awaited and already vilified indictment of the Catholic church, the auteur has gone to great lengths to ... a female. This is not the norm in Catholicism. Another example is that the lead actress in this film, Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) is a direct relative of Jesus Christ. Nowhere in the Bible did it say any...

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... story this movie was to tell and the horrific blood and gore that was portrayed. In conclusion, "Passionate About the Passion" is an article by Keith A Fournier that I chose to review. It covered his thoughts, feeling, and even apprehensions about viewing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ". I found that we had very different views on the greatness of this movie ... message. While Mr. Fournier would say that this movie is not to be missed I would say save your self the money and might mares and read the story in the bible. ...

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