Prédictions

...i was truly disgusted by this piece of blatant, fundamentalist Christian (so-called = since Christ never advocated this end- of- the- world- chosen- ones- get- to- be-saved -the -non-believers -good-or-not -get-to-burn -in- hell-on-Earth apocalyptic poppycock!) masquerading as a regular mystery/thriller. It should be at very least labeled Sci-Fi - that way, there'd at least be some effort to make an accurate representation to those of us who happen NOT to subscribe to fundamentalist doctrine which we can then choose to waste our money & time watching, or not. The script was atrocious - full of loose ends & predictable dialog, the acting all culled from the wide-eyes + dropped jaw school of performing...the angels were weird & scary...the poor 'Cassandra' of this piece tormented & suffering for absolutely no discernibly useful reason (damn poor way to treat one of y'chosen Ones = drive them to a premature death by suicide b/c everyone believes you are mad...including you!)...heck the only cool things were the cute kids & the cool spaceships! That tree-of-life at the end just about sent me over the edge... Repeat; should come with a warning 'Caution; watching this movie WILL expose you to extremist doctrine of a religious nature'. If i'd read that, i' have skipped it - as i'm sure millions of others would (and will, once word gets out). One thing good about it is that it makes Travolta's revolting 'Battlestar Gallactica' look good!!! Hey, at least there i knew ahead of time it was Scientology doctrine = fair's fair!

It's hard to give a synopsis without giving too much way, so I'll try my best: John Koestler's son has just gotten the most chilling drawing from a time capsule. It contains numbers that predict deadly events that have occurred and that will occur. Brief, yes, but the less you know, the better. This is probably why the marketing of the film consists of short, mysterious scenes filled with jaw-dropping special effects yet very little on the actual plot. However, the critical reaction may make one think the mystery shrouding this film may not be good. I'll tell you now: Go watch the film if you're interested/intrigued. I'm afraid the critics are wrong on this one, and painfully so. The plot is far-fetched and probably (or hopefully) not realistic but this is why movies are made, isn't it? Escapism, one says. You sit down for two hours to escape from the real world to watch something fascinating, suspenseful, and, sometimes, disturbing, yet you know it can't be true but you go along with it anyway. This is "Knowing," a film that holds one's attention until the very end, bringing him or her into a world filled with some jaw dropping action scenes, with some very disturbing scenes with it. "Knowing" is different from your mindless popcorn thrillers because it isn't mindless. It's sometimes thought provoking and triggers a variety of emotions from the viewer. The film is funny when it needs to be, after having watch a very disturbing scene. The action scenes are amazing, some cringe-worthy, in a good way, actually, because it's not just "Wow. Cool special effects," although there really are some top notch effects, but because they are very hard to watch. The film really pushes the PG-13 rating and sometimes pushes it so far and shot so well that I was left speechless. The film also has a lot of fantastic performances, one from Nicolas Cage, an iffy actor, if you ask me but he manages to pull it off here. Chandler Canterbury, the kid actor one hopes to act well alongside Cage, also does a decent job. Rose Byrne finishes off the main cast with an equally well played role. And the movie isn't just about the action either. In some very human scenes, it may strike an emotional cord from some viewers. This is not your usual apocalyptic flick. No it isn't. It has something more, something I cannot reveal without spoiling the movie, including an out-of-the-world ending that will leave some viewers talking. Alex Proyas, again, does not disappoint. There are some fantastic performances and some ingenious action scenes, especially in the way they are shot, along with a very intriguing plot. This, I'm proud to say, is the best film this year, so far, and one of the most surprising films I've ever seen. If you're very interested in the film, give it a watch or you'll regret "knowing" nothing about it.

SLIGHT SPOILERS NOTHING MAJOR I just saw Knowing and it was one of the worst movies i'd seen in a while. It started strong with a flashback to the page of numbers being made , then it went to Cage as a MIT professor and his son gets a mysterious page of numbers. He goes around trying to stop disasters, and never does anything. Then his kid is stalked by pale people that seem straight out of the Davinci code. They realize an impending doom. It is incredibly violent at parts, but most of it is boring. He spends most of the movie looking at a sheet of paper and driving around looking worried. Some people say the ending is 'thought provoking', but i found it ridiculous. I would skip this one.