very good review here. I really liked this movie and wasn't even sure if I liked it, but it hooked me. Pace was really good. Acting fantastic. Good dialogue for the mind. Nefarious was intimidating. An entity since before creation. The most rational being you've ever met. Out to destroy people overtly.
Watched it twice so far. After seeing the trailer, I want going to watch it because I'm a bit sensitive but after hearing some pastors review it, decided to go. Loved this movie! So much truth about what's going on in the spiritual realms.
For me, working on this piece was an extraordinary experience. The cast and crew that I worked with were exemplary. Doing the scene with Sean was literally spine tingling for me. Now, as you know, I"m a secularist, so please do not take offense at this comment. It's not meant to be inflammatory or combative in the least! I over-stress this, because I want to be very clear that I will not judge anyone's belief system. For me the film was a debate, and it was very effective in that regard. I was relieved there were no clever CGI moments. It was all driven by the conversation between these two men. Whether or not Edward was faking his 'split' or not is irrelevant. The doctor was a by-the-book shrink, or so he portrayed himself to be, which is monumentally ironic, as there are no constants in psychology. He was constantly trying very hard to fit Edward into some template, and that made me smile. As it progressed, Edward chipped away at the doctor's templates until the doctor was malleable as putty. It reminded me of how cults break down the personality of the incumbents, so they can be molded into whatever shape the cult leader wants. This is very close to what happens in this film. Edward was in control throughout, even when he was pretending to be weak and frightened. It was a remarkable manipulation on Edward's part. Brilliant. He had the 'Marlin' Doctor on his hook. He would pull & let it go slack, pull again, then give it more slack. You knew he was going to land that Marlin. I'm a secularist, so I viewed this piece through a humanist lens obviously, and it didn't disappoint me at all. What consistently irritates me is the knee jerk reaction by many who view out-of-the-ordinary events to go to the act-of-God or act-of-Satan notions. We know so very little about the depth and breadth of human consciousness, what it's capable of. It's consistently denigrated. Now, I am not one of those secularists who froth at the mouth at a mere mention of a deity. I have Christian friends and we have many fascinating discussions, even debates at times, but very few, because there's no crossover from a logic based system to a faith based system. I loved this film for how it revealed the evil-place in the doctor, and by evil-place I mean how rigid his belief system was and how breakable it is, how easy it was for him to be re-molded by genuine nihilism/Edward. I'm equating the evil-place with flimsiness, with genuine weakness, with a system that cannot stand on its own in a real storm but collapses at once, and becomes a fertile petrie dish for active evil, i.e., acts of destruction for destruction' sake. I'm not thinking in terms of angels, devils, God or Satan. My appreciation of this film is firmly grounded on earth and human consciousness.
I definitely do not take any offense I appreciate you watching and commenting! I agree I mainly saw it as a conversation as well with some truths. I loved this film and can't wait to put it into my collection. - Reyes
very good review here. I really liked this movie and wasn't even sure if I liked it, but it hooked me. Pace was really good. Acting fantastic. Good dialogue for the mind. Nefarious was intimidating. An entity since before creation. The most rational being you've ever met. Out to destroy people overtly.
Watched it twice so far. After seeing the trailer, I want going to watch it because I'm a bit sensitive but after hearing some pastors review it, decided to go. Loved this movie! So much truth about what's going on in the spiritual realms.
This movie was incredible
Yes it was!
I wanna see it!
You should!
For me, working on this piece was an extraordinary experience. The cast and crew that I worked with were exemplary. Doing the scene with Sean was literally spine tingling for me. Now, as you know, I"m a secularist, so please do not take offense at this comment. It's not meant to be inflammatory or combative in the least! I over-stress this, because I want to be very clear that I will not judge anyone's belief system. For me the film was a debate, and it was very effective in that regard. I was relieved there were no clever CGI moments. It was all driven by the conversation between these two men. Whether or not Edward was faking his 'split' or not is irrelevant. The doctor was a by-the-book shrink, or so he portrayed himself to be, which is monumentally ironic, as there are no constants in psychology. He was constantly trying very hard to fit Edward into some template, and that made me smile. As it progressed, Edward chipped away at the doctor's templates until the doctor was malleable as putty. It reminded me of how cults break down the personality of the incumbents, so they can be molded into whatever shape the cult leader wants. This is very close to what happens in this film. Edward was in control throughout, even when he was pretending to be weak and frightened. It was a remarkable manipulation on Edward's part. Brilliant. He had the 'Marlin' Doctor on his hook. He would pull & let it go slack, pull again, then give it more slack. You knew he was going to land that Marlin. I'm a secularist, so I viewed this piece through a humanist lens obviously, and it didn't disappoint me at all. What consistently irritates me is the knee jerk reaction by many who view out-of-the-ordinary events to go to the act-of-God or act-of-Satan notions. We know so very little about the depth and breadth of human consciousness, what it's capable of. It's consistently denigrated. Now, I am not one of those secularists who froth at the mouth at a mere mention of a deity. I have Christian friends and we have many fascinating discussions, even debates at times, but very few, because there's no crossover from a logic based system to a faith based system. I loved this film for how it revealed the evil-place in the doctor, and by evil-place I mean how rigid his belief system was and how breakable it is, how easy it was for him to be re-molded by genuine nihilism/Edward. I'm equating the evil-place with flimsiness, with genuine weakness, with a system that cannot stand on its own in a real storm but collapses at once, and becomes a fertile petrie dish for active evil, i.e., acts of destruction for destruction' sake. I'm not thinking in terms of angels, devils, God or Satan. My appreciation of this film is firmly grounded on earth and human consciousness.
I definitely do not take any offense I appreciate you watching and commenting! I agree I mainly saw it as a conversation as well with some truths. I loved this film and can't wait to put it into my collection. - Reyes
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Both of the lead actors were strong, but the guy who played poor Edward stole the show imho.
Just saw it.. was decent. Would never care to watch it again though. Good for a one time watch at least.
Great film.