Comments on: God in the Movies: Truman’s Groundhog

By: Jake T

Jake T — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:40:57 +0000

Of course, the alternate reading, so to speak, for the Truman Show is not as a critique of God, per se, but rather as a critique of man trying to set him/ourselves up as god…..

By: Rhett Smith

Rhett Smith — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:10:08 +0000

off topic, but thought this might interest you.

http://faith-theology.blogspot.com/2007/02/pr-disaster-for-christian-music.html

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:25:05 +0000

Go, Brent. You are a regular Phil Ryken. Thanks for helping us think Christianly!

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:33:43 +0000

I thought Morgan Freeman made a much more interesting God than George…in sort of a disinterested semi-deist sort of a way.

Josh
“…the word of God is not bound.”
–2 Timothy 2:9

By: GUNNY HARTMAN

GUNNY HARTMAN — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:21:15 +0000

What? No love for George Burns, the first I can recall to play deity?

Now, that was a two-bit deity. He tried, but human freewill thwarted his plans.

If you’ve not seen it, it gives some VERY interesting “slooge” (as Brent would say) on one’s conception of a/the higher power.

By: proverbs31

proverbs31 — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:33:19 +0000

Hmm, I never thought about Groundhog Day that way, but then it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it (my honeymoon, no kidding) and I don’t think I was as perceptive eight years ago as I am now. However, Truman show - which we own because my husband is a Jim Carrey fan - has always been obvious to me in Christof’s god-like status. I mean, when he calls Truman’s name at the end and Truman replies, “God?”…yeah that was kinda obvious. :) I’m curious though: I can’t think of Truman show without thinking of Bruce Almighty for some reason–have you seen that one? Now THERE’S an example of the world-view of God and wanting to be God.

By: Bryan Riley

Bryan Riley — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:34:12 +0000

I enjoy how movies often reflect our humanity so well, in a way that we can understand and see it, and thus grow in our understanding of who we are before Him. You can see more of Who He Is when we see the caricature of HIm portrayed by movies.

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:44:57 +0000

He says that he’s “a god, not THE God, but a god.”

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:38:22 +0000

Groundhog day. Wow. That put a whole new spin on Jeopardy.

Doesn’t Bill Murray’s character, at one point in the movie, proclaim that he is, in fact, god?

Anyway, yeah, I am always amazed at the pale, feeble God presented by Hollywood.

Josh
“…the word of God is not bound.”
–2 Timothy 2:9