Blah Hit – Starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
It is the end of times and in order to save humankind, Eli must fight his way across America to protect a book that holds the answers.
This post contains major spoilers about the movie so if you are interested in knowing, read on. If not, then stop reading here.
To keep things simple, I will tell you that the book that Eli needs to take West (for what reason, he does not know until he gets there) is the King James Bible. Along the way, gangsters try to stop him from doing this and try to take his book. The head gangster and king of the town (he who owns the water rules) wants to take the book for his own personal gain and believes that the book will bring him the ultimate power.
This film is heavily Christian in its idea and overall message. While that does not bother me, what does bother me is the heavy violence of the film. I strongly believe that if this film were not Rated R, it would have been promoted in churches for congregations to see – such as Fireproof or The Passion of the Christ. While Passion was a Rated R film, the reason this film (with the same rating) would not be promoted in the church because it is not the story of Jesus but a story that focuses on the importance of the Bible.
The characters in the film are not overly religious types, which leads me to believe that this film was trying to appeal to a larger audience than just Christians. While they talk of faith, God, and scripture, the characters hardly talk about Jesus.
Bottom Line: If you are narrow minded and bothered by any reference to Christianity in this world, you would not like this film. If you are open minded to the idea that religion can be a base of a film, then you might enjoy what this film has to offer.
Action
Rated R for some brutal violence and language.
Running Time: 1 Hour 58 minutes
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