Review

Rating: 7/10 (7 December 2006)

After first watching this movie at the theaters, I thought that Bruce Almighty was a complete waste of my money because it was not nearly as funny as I thought it would be. I felt like all the good parts of this film was shown during its upcoming previews--I hate that. Once I saw this movie for a second time in my writing class, however, I now feel like Bruce Almighty actually features some intriguing aspects in relevance to conversion. Throughout the film, it appears as if Bruce's problem is that he loses the love of his life, Grace, and is desperately urging to get her back, but, in reality, Bruce's real problem is his utterly egotistical nature that virtually blinds him of seeing all the good that he already has in his life. Also, when one thinks about it, Bruce's selfishness is a virtual mirror image of what American society has become and been for quite some period of time: all about me, me, and me first.