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SHEET Director: Tom Shadyac .
Country: USA.
Year: 2003.
Length: 101 min .
Interpretation: Jim Carrey (Bruce Nolan), Jennifer Aniston (Grace), Morgan Freeman (God), Lisa Ann Walter (Debbie), Philip Baker Hall (Jack Keller), Catherine Bell (Susan Ortega) Steve Carell (Evan Baxter), Nora Dunn (Ally Loman), Sally Kirkland (Waitress), Adrian Neil (James), David Powledge (Mac).
Writer: Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk, based on a story by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe.
Producer: Tom Shadyac , Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren, Jim Carrey, James D. Brubaker and Michael Bostick.
Music: John Debney .
Photo: Dean Semler.
Assembly: Scott Hill.
production designer, Linda DeScenna .
Art Director: James Nedza .
Costume Judy Ruskin Howell .
2. SYNOPSIS
Bruce (Jim Carrey) is a local television reporter in Buffalo, New York, best known for his humorous stories and human interest, which makes everyone happy , but him. Bruce would prefer to replace the presenter who is about to retire or at least, reporting significant news from international hot sites. Essentially, Bruce is unhappy with most of his life and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it. He has a girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), who runs a daycare, which is happy with his life and loves it despite its negative aspects. While he dreams of becoming a legend, she tries to help the world every day. In the worst day in the life of Bruce, is fired from the station and beaten by a gang of tough guys, who then attack their car. Furious, Bruce attacked the Lord for his rotten luck ... followed this by a curious series of signals that lead ultimately to an old, nondescript building called Omni Presents, Inc. There, Bruce meets a oddball (Morgan Freeman), who finally reveals his true identity: He is God! Heard Bruce's complaints and now has an offer to make: endowing Bruce with all his powers, God challenges him to take over the great job ... and see if we can do better.
3. WHY " As God" IS A FILM CAREER? NOTES FOR THE ENTERTAINER.
present a comedy to be aware that talk of vocation does not have to be serious and dramatic. We can also get something the advantage of a comedy, although the protagonist is Jim Carrey. Thankfully, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Aniston make up such nonsense.
Rather than speak directly to a vocation, " Almighty" is a film that will help us to reflect on prayer, which is essential in spiritual life. Also, being a not very successful comedy (the original idea is good but not the development that makes Jim Carrey) we can work with adolescents as it reflects some misconceptions that they have about prayer and the power of God.
that Bruce is a believer. Believe in God if only to complain and blame all the failures of his life. Is a person without a positive self image, which does not value what you have and who sees everything from a negative standpoint. He has a dream (being a presenter) and believes that everything turns against you for not being able to be. But then again, Bruce is a selfish, everything looks and judges from itself. Their married life revolves only around him. The selfish side will be multiplied to infinity when he takes his status "divine" as used their powers for personal gain, causing even natural disasters and social conflicts (the protests by the lottery). When "God" reminds you that takes a week with his powers and asks "Who have you helped?", Bruce is unable to respond.
One fateful day he loses his job and get a beating from some thugs. In this situation, makes a perfectly normal sentence ("I need guidance, send a signal") at the same time being unable to see a series of road signs that alert you to problems.
And God? How God appears in the film? Since he will understand better what should be prayer. For me there is something left to chance the presentation of a "black God." This gives, without doubt, to discuss the image we have of God. In this regard, the director Tom Shadyac says: " There are a million ways to play God. You speak from a burning bush, a mountain or a sunset. Our approach was to find a complete human being, full of dignity, power, sense of humor and a bias. Morgan embodied humanity and divinity in a way that we thought perfect for this movie, so we did not give a second choice. " But much better is the presentation as "a man of cleaning" a store called "Ommni Presents." Does the power of God is actually a service?. Tom Shadyac adds Bruce Almighty speaks to our concerns: What is this force called God? What is it that this force does in our lives? How do we relate to it? In its theme, the film is ultimately a story about what the source of true power . "
Thus, when "God gives Bruce his powers, given two rules: not to tell anyone that he is God and not to alter or amend the personal freedom (free will .) And here, in this respect for the freedom of people, is where "good" of the matter. The paradoxical climax of the story occurs when Grace leaves "God" (Bruce) because he has been unfaithful. Protest he asks God how he can make you want without affecting their will. And here lies the key to the man-God, freedom and grace. This reminds us of Yahweh's love affair with his people Israel, but in the Bible is the woman (Israel) who abandons God to find other loves (which is more logical than the script of the film).
If we start from the conviction that God respects freedom of the human being created, how we understand our prayer? It is necessary to find another model of prayer that is not only the petition. Praise and thanksgiving, prayers of contemplation ... are "purer" (if allowed the expression) and less meaning.
At the end of the movie, God makes a series of questions that we leave for the debate: "since when people know what you want?, What is a miracle? .
Finally a warning. Encourage a debate about "if I were Bruce with rotten in God, what would you do? "I think it's a waste of time that would lead to an unreal world.
Finally, last comment film director: "The question we pose in the film was made by mystics, sages, saints and the common man since the dawn of time. And frankly, we do not have the answers. We are not to make dogmatic assertions, but to ask questions, to provide an entertaining experience. A modern parable, if you want ... with a sense of humor. "
4. MATERIALS FOR FILM WORK
4.1. View and analyze.
- what would Bruce description?
- do you think Bruce's dream (to be news presenter) corresponds with the qualities you have?
- what do you suggest that God is a black and engaged in mopping floors?
- what signs showing the beggar calls you the most? What role do these signs in the film?
- Bruce criticizes God many things, when it takes its power do you really, Bruce does all that they once had thrown in the face of God? Explain your opinion
- make a description of Bruce at the end of the film, what has changed?
- in your opinion, what is the message the film director wanted to convey?
- what is the prayer for the film?
4.2. Challenges us.
- blame God from your failures, problems and difficulties?
- what a miracle for you? Based on your description, what you know or have experienced miracles?
- Bruce accuses God saying, "you look at the sky and do nothing", do you think your sentence fits with this way of seeing things?
- how do you pray? What do you say, do you ask?
- protests against God does not grant you what you ask?
- how similar / similarities the relationship between Bruce, Grace and God-man?
- what "powers" God has given you?
- after seeing this film, how you changed something in their image of God? What has brought you the movie?
- what elements will help change your understanding of prayer?
4.3. pray
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2. Psalm 22: The Lord is my Shepherd
(Read the psalm quietly. First, all together, slowly. After personally silent. Make echoes the same. In the end I reread all together)
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want :
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
leads me beside still waters
he restores my soul;
guide me right paths,
for the honor of name.
Though I walk through the valley of darkness,
I fear no evil for you are with me:
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
a table before me,
of my foes;
anoint my head with oil,
and my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
every day of my life,
and dwell in the house of the Lord
for years without end
God 3.Palabra Ez 16, 4-17
This biblical text is of outstanding beauty. A useful introduction to present the relationship between God and Israel as a love affair between a young man who has given everything for his beloved. It is a relationship asymmetric, ie, God gives himself to Israel than just receive. However, she forgets everything and find the love of other men. God is a complaint of love that has broken his heart because his "girl has gone to another."
4.Silencio. Reflection. Spontaneous prayer
5. Psalm 136 (each reads a sentence and the entire group meets the refrain "His love endures forever" to highlight this conviction of God's love)
BECAUSE YOUR LOVE IS ETERNAL
Praise the Lord, he is good:
his love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods:
his love endures forever
Praise the Lord of lords:
his love endures forever .
Only he did great wonders:
his love endures forever.
He did wisely heaven:
his love endures forever.
The consolidated land on the water:
his love endures forever.
The lights did giants
his love endures forever.
The sun to rule the day:
his love endures forever.
The moon rules the night:
his love endures forever.
God forgave my weakness:
his love endures forever.
And freed me from the darkness:
his love endures forever.
With a mighty hand, with a strong arm:
his love endures forever.
God gives me grace:
his love endures forever.
God created in me a new hope
his love endures forever.
And I called for a new life:
his love endures forever.
In our humiliation remembered us:
his love endures forever.
And freed us from our oppressors
his love endures forever.
He gives food to every living thing:
endures forever his love.
DAD THANKS TO GOD THE SKY:
BECAUSE YOUR LOVE IS ETERNAL.
final 6.Oración
Prayer Missionaries of Charity of Teresa of Calcutta distributed throughout the world pray every day:
Oh, Jesus Christ,
You who have shown such compassion
for homeless multitudes;
you that you're leaning over
the lepers, the blind, the sick,
the crippled, the hungry, the abandoned and the prisoners ;
You're babysitting them
and I've talked to love
they have brought hope
and I have promised the goodness of Your Father
oh, Jesus Christ,
are to help us.
Help us to spread Your mercy.
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