Actually not sure if I am yet. Going to see ‘As it is in Heaven‘ tonight… apparently one of the longest running movies in Oz. This is a bit if a placeholder in case I don’t get a chance to post after I get home later…
Watch this space!
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Well, I have to say I’ve been building this movie up for months… it’s been that long I’ve been wanting to see it… and truth is I knew the basic premise of the movie without really knowing anything much and even with such great expectations I was not disappointed.
Actually I felt there was almost an element of the ‘Footloose’ for grown-ups (though most of us affected by ‘Footloose’ in its first showings are certainly grown-ups now…), the stranger comes to town, turns the place on its head in not the least of places but the church.
As a regular churchgoer myself some of the prejudices are no less real in suburban Australia than in rural Sweden, to a lesser degree I’m sure, particularly given the branch of the faith I adhere to…
There were some interesting nods to Christianity, the scene where the 3 women minister to Daniel after he was taken out of the river injured was reminiscent of the women ministering to Jesus’ body in the tomb after his crucifixion and I think deliberately so. It was definitely a redemption story, albeit with a flawed redeemer.
I consider the end to be predictable, though everything in me wished it wasn’t so, but much like ‘Life is Beautiful the movie was all the richer for its bittersweetness.
For me it was the fabulous characters that made the movie; believable, recognizable and warm. Daniel, in finding love not just with Lena but with his whole choir, in turn found his heart made whole, even in its weakness.
Definitely one for the collection.
Oh, I finally saw it as well about two months ago and I LOVED it. I think (quite sure, actually) that you will love it too. I even have the soundtrack.
Can’t wait to hear what you think about it!
Ha! So I was right for once! :-)