Just got home from seeing Bruce Almighty and here's to being not only amused, but pleasently surprised. The movie was funny but it was also actually just honestly good. I really enjoyed it. The funny things were funny, but there was a plot, a storyline and characters that actually had a reason. It wasn't just slap-stick and stupid faces (though the physical comedy parts were funny and intergrated well into the storyline). Overall, I was thoroughly entertained and I recommend it to just about anyone. I think I'll add it to my "to watch for when it comes out on dvd" list.

[additional thoughts, 10:10pm] ...think about it. The premise is really quite cool and daunting. What would you do if you had all of god's power - and responsibility? If everyone who prayed, or asked, or sought for some divine intervention was all on your shoulders? If your actions caused not just tiny butterfly ripples, but giant, earth-shattering ones. Could you handle it? Would you want to even try? What would you do with that kind of power and could you live up to the consequences? Interesting questions raised by a simple comedy. Makes me think about the way of the world and the nature of reality in some different ways. hmm...

~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream at 5/28/2003 09:51:41 PM ~ ~