Posts Tagged ‘a serious man’
Why Can’t Ricky Gervais’ Pro-Atheism Film Attract Any Religious Protests?
What if I told you about a major motion picture that said God is a myth? That its main character, living in a world in which people are incapable of lying, soothes his dying mother by saying she’s about to leave this life for a better place, where she’ll have a mansion and see all of her friends and be happier than she’s ever been?
Mum isn’t the only comforted dupe of the falsehood in the story: When her caretakers hear of this wonderful afterlife, word spreads fast, and soon the accidental prophet is telling the masses about heaven and hell—though there are no such terms for them yet—and exactly how you need to behave to avoid eternal damnation. To complete the fib, he preaches about “the man in the sky,” who he says is responsible for good things! Such as saving someone from drowning. But he’s also to blame for bad things, such as cancer.
And the even more subversive cherry? The people who believe him are largely portrayed as idiots.
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In Theaters This Week: Paranormal Activity, Good Hair, A Serious Man, More
Paranormal Activity: The tagline for this Blair Witch-esque film about an evil presence in a young couple’s home is “Don’t see it alone,” and that’s no joke –unless you don’t mind burying your head in the arm of a stranger. I haven’t seen such terrifying images since The Polar Express.
A Serious Man: Thumbs are largely up for the Coen brothers‘ latest, a dark and semi-autobiographical comedy about a Jewish family in the ’60s Midwest.
Coco Before Chanel: Audrey Tautou may finally shake her Amelie pixiehood with this turn as the before-she-was-famous titular couturier.
Good Hair: Chris Rock’s documentary about African-American hair — what’s considered bad, what’s considered good, and how expensive and time-consuming it is to trade one for the other.
Couples Retreat: Don’t go to see this. Don’t even queue it or wait for it to hit cable. Unless you’re looking for reasons to stop liking Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Ackerman, Kristin Davis, or Kristen Bell. Read More “In Theaters This Week: Paranormal Activity, Good Hair, A Serious Man, More” »
