Bruce Almighty

In any case, the story was very clever. The notion that one wants to fire God because He is not living up to our expectations is a long standing concern. Mere mortals think that we could do a better job. In this story, though, God hands over his power to Bruce for him to use as he sees fit. There are two rules: (a) respect free-will; (b) and don't let anyone know you're God. The movie is quite clever in placing many highly religious symbols near Bruce. During a party a Golden-cafe is quite noticeable; a man Bruce helps says "God bless you" to Bruce, even though, according to the story, Bruce is God.

Bruce learns that when he is granted God's powers he has a hard time dealing with the enormous number of things that God must do. Despite hearing many prayers, and hoping to respond to them, he has a hard time with this task. It is a task-intensive job.

With unlimited powers, many people would probably feel as though they would be happy and could accomplish anything they wanted to. But with the burdens of responding to prayers and feeling invicible, Bruce still was not happy. His relationship with his girlfriend was falling apart, and he could not use his powers to make her love him. He had to do the right thing in order for that to happen. To do so, ironically, he had to become a mere mortal once again, subject to the dangerous of everyday life. And when one unfortunate incident does happen -- to be left unsaid for those who have not seen the movie -- his girlfriend falls in love with him again, perhaps, at first, out of sympathy.

Michael


*thumbs up*   July 4, 2004
Norliza Ismail (Seria, Kuala Belait Brunei Darussalam)
So what happened, if you have an normal guy with a normal job, who is always being walked over by his colleagues, with a great girlfriend but even with that he wishes to be a better man for her? Then one day, he gets enough of things and god gave him his powers to see if he can do much better.

Much better, put Jim Carrey as that guy.

As you guess it, Bruce Almighty is one hell of a memorable movie to watch.

Mocking god? not really, this movie just show what might been of most of human kind curiousity, the matter of "Life is much more easier if I am God".

We have Bruce Nolan, a newscaster who ever so slightly was passover for a promotion to be in the anchor team. Threw a havoc story live on tv, got himself fired. So what he do? He blames god, and claims he can do better in the world.

For a side show, there's this homeless man who holds written cardboards giving cynical comments.

Then there is god, played by Morgan Freeman, who did a good job as god.

Can't say anymore, but you have to watch it for yourself.