good film, interesting topic

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2003)

Spoilers may follow...
Bruce Almighty is a family comedy about a selfish man named Bruce (Jim Carey) who has an endless amount of bad luck. This movie also introduces faith and how strong it can and cannot be. It shows that relationships cannot last unless both people contribute to each other and the bond that they are sharing.
Bruce blames all of his bad luck on God and starts to lose his trust and questions if there really is a creator (God). Along the way he discovers that who he is and how he reacts to certain difficulties won't help him in the real world. He eventually settles down and starts thinking about other people as well as himself. This movie is set in Los Angeles (California) in the year 2003. The focus on the film isn't rich in materialistic terms but is rich in the value of friendship.
The problems start when Bruce gets a phone call for a supposed `job offer', which Bruce then chooses to interview for. When he turns up for the interview he enters into an empty white room apart from one man cleaning the floor. This man tests Bruce in different ways, for example this apparent cleaner asks for help with his cleaning to test Bruce's character. When he enters the next room it looks exactly the same with the same man in the centre fixing a light Bruce then gets confused and asks what is going on, the man then introduces himself as `God'. God mocks Bruce for complaining about his bad luck in the last week or so. God then hands over the job of controlling the Los Angeles city and its people to Bruce. Bruce thinks it is a joke and later realises that the job of being God is a serious matter. This job also has rules and regulations that have to be followed like any other job. Bruce is then God for a week, he has peoples prayers as well as his own life to look after during this time. Problems with his girlfriend, job and street gangsters that are eventually sorted out in the end, surface as a result of being God. His faith in God increases and he takes more notice in helping people and is less selfish in his actions toward others as well as himself.
`Bruce Almighty' is a humorous film that also touches on serious matters underlying the story that makes the movie more interesting to watch. This movie isn't made for everyone, as some atheists may be offended by the storyline. The cast and producers have created a well structured movie, which is in the cinemas at the moment. I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a fun filled comedy with its own style.