This has got to be the one review i strongly disagreed with him. and i'm not even Christian - i'm Muslim.
The fact that it was the Bible struck a chord with me, even if speaking for myself i don't necessarily believe everything in it, as i personally follow the Quran. unconsciously i saw it as my own book. and i did not even feel it was shoving it down my throat that it was the Bible, or that occasionally he'd briefly quote it. Rather i saw it as Eli's conviction in his faith and the ability to keep with his mission.
For **** sake, is that all there is to complain about? Can there be one good movie that has this sort of spin on religion or no? not possible, not allowed?
Either bash religion in some negative light, or not have it play any part at all except in some superficial manner, those are the only two acceptable options, EVER.
and i'm not a bit surprised that the non-religious, agnostics, and atheists typically hate this movie far more then anyone of any other theist thought.
and as much as i don't even like Kirk Cameron all that much, he totally nailed it when he said years ago why he left the industry to begin with, just judging by how many posts in agreement here on this thread.
No i don't think it's an epic tale, the way i saw it, it was Fallout (sidequest) : The Movie. the fact that religion played a role i saw coming, and it didn't bother me in the slightest - in the way it was handled. It was a great journey film, lots of action, great cinematography, a nice twist on the fact that he is blind, and all that amazing **** he just did was while the dude was blind. Not to mention the villain getting screwed.
He's one of the few men who can read, but when he gets the book he can't read the book because it's in Braille.
As lame as that might sound to some of you out there, i thought that was brilliant.