Evan Almighty - an alternate gospel movie
So there's another movie I have watched on my rest day, something about
God again..! Indeed the movie is under the same director (Tom Shadyac) as Bruce A~ with similar setting and characters..!
The broadcaster Evan Baxter from the last movie became a congressman of the States. It sounds like people changed status along their road of success. His slogan "Change the World" brought him to the highest point, but indeed things started differently after a little prayer..
A question arise: How does prayer work?
I like the answer in the movie by God:
" Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other? "
Evan didn't receive magic power as Bruce in the last movie but had his prayer answered. He got things provided by God and he just needed to get the job done.
It sounds like a 180 degree turn over: to give up fame, status and even family but to follow the will of God.
Reporter: What makes you think God chose you?
Evan Baxter: He chose all of us.
Things continued as expected when one life changed differently which started to affect others: being questioned, humiliated, isolated, left alone... Evan still persisted in following his vision 'cos he found miracles kept happening (e.g. gathering of animals, continue growing beard, costumes, lands..etc)
We possibly could regard it as "experiencing God" in Christian terms then?! But what kind of miracles are we expecting in reality?
Reading Noah's story in the Bible (fr Gen 6:14) might help understanding much more about the story and what happened next.
It's another fantasy for sure. But I would say it is an alternate gospel movie, telling people that God cares, how prayer works and how to change the world.....
How do we changed the world?
ARK = One Act, of, Random, Kindness.
ps. M Freeman turns a bit old in his face... (indeed he is 70 years old already!)
God again..! Indeed the movie is under the same director (Tom Shadyac) as Bruce A~ with similar setting and characters..!The broadcaster Evan Baxter from the last movie became a congressman of the States. It sounds like people changed status along their road of success. His slogan "Change the World" brought him to the highest point, but indeed things started differently after a little prayer..
A question arise: How does prayer work?
I like the answer in the movie by God:
" Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other? "
Evan didn't receive magic power as Bruce in the last movie but had his prayer answered. He got things provided by God and he just needed to get the job done.
It sounds like a 180 degree turn over: to give up fame, status and even family but to follow the will of God.
Reporter: What makes you think God chose you?
Evan Baxter: He chose all of us.
Things continued as expected when one life changed differently which started to affect others: being questioned, humiliated, isolated, left alone... Evan still persisted in following his vision 'cos he found miracles kept happening (e.g. gathering of animals, continue growing beard, costumes, lands..etc)
We possibly could regard it as "experiencing God" in Christian terms then?! But what kind of miracles are we expecting in reality?
Reading Noah's story in the Bible (fr Gen 6:14) might help understanding much more about the story and what happened next.
It's another fantasy for sure. But I would say it is an alternate gospel movie, telling people that God cares, how prayer works and how to change the world.....
How do we changed the world?
ARK = One Act, of, Random, Kindness.
ps. M Freeman turns a bit old in his face... (indeed he is 70 years old already!)
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