Why Intelligent People Would Dislike This Movie

Rating: 4/10 (21 November 2012)

I think you had three people who went to this movie. The people who really like it, consider it a work of art. A movie that highlights a novel excellently.
Then you have people who came to this movie, really enjoyed the effects, the scenery, and props. Would probably rate this movie between a 5-7. There was nothing here they thought was done absolutely horribly and based on things done in this movie, would call this a very unique movie.
Then you have the negative Nancy's. This is where I come in. I will say, that the actors they put in the movie have done good previous works. The special effects were good. The way they jumped between stories was a very unique technique, and one I would have really supported had I enjoyed the overall theme of the movie and plot. However, the plot was not done so well. An intelligent person who went to this movie knowing what actors were in it, would have known right away that this movie's main intent was to push a liberal message. I hate politics in movies! What the heck? I want to watch my movies and sports without actors or sport stars trying to push a liberal theme to its audience. It was a 3 hour message, involving Atheism, and depicting the Corporations and Energy Companies as mean inhuman threats to society. I am writing this review contrary to the opposite of my title.
Because of the Liberal Message being forced through the movie I think that many of the smaller stories were mutilated. The story about the two homosexuals for example, was completely buried by the overall themes of this movie. That story in itself could have provided a wonderful movie. The Armagedon scenario was also another interesting story.
The acting by the way... even though they had wonderful actors... absolutely dreadful. What the heck is up with the fake accents? Any emotional attempts in the stories were absolutely unconvincing. The only convincing love story, or story of sorrow was the story of the two gay men.
Why the need for the same actors? Were they trying to save money? The actors were clearly not the only indication for the reincarnation theme. As sometimes the birth mark was the indication. Some really stupid attempts at trying to pass this off between the stories was trying to make the white actors look Asian. That was completely racist and horrible. It was like the old movie planet of the apes. They didn't even look Asian? They just looked like mutated freaks with shave eye brows. Then they also attempted to make the Asian girl a white girl.
I would also say, that any average review of this movie should be highlighted as people trying to say there were many great things in the movie THAT COULD HAVE BEEN. But guess what.... they weren't. And they should rate the movie the correct way. Would you buy this movie for twenty bucks and put it in your DVD collection as one of your favorites? Hell no. I'll save a long movie like that for Lord of the Rings.