The archetypal 'thriller' film, The Genius Club is also one of the richest thinking-man works to come to the screen.
Each of its characters is extraordinarily realized; each has his or her own arc, his or her own vital part to play in the film's slow progression towards its dramatic finale. Typically, most great filmmakers put the film together using an exceeding degree of artistry; each and every shot, each action sequence, is exquisitely composed; and this is true with this film. Nothing seems contrived or out-of-place within the overall 'Genius Table'. Everything is beautifully conceived and in focus, both literally and figuratively.
The questions that are asked are:
1) Every war is a meaningless waste of life; 2) Why is there world hunger? 3) Does the media control our thought-processes? 4) Why does toner ink cost so much? 5) Is Capitalism and Communism essentially the same? 6) Why is there suffering? 7) Does God exist?
What's interesting and remarkable is how the questions are set up and seeded for the final one, namely, does God exist?
And thus the works of the past philosophers comes into play as well as the religious aspects (which I suspect has caused some critics to hate this film). But the profound thing about the final discussion among these geniuses is how they do in fact attempt to prove God's existence. Surely no one can deny that a 'moral conscience' is what has driven many atheists on a cold night to believe in God.
All aspects in this film work perfectly: acting, directing, art direction, costume design, cinematography, editing, sound, everything
I can only say that your patience with this film will probably be well rewarded if you take the time to give it multiple viewings. The filmmaker is most definitely not a socialist, unless I'm mis-reading him wildly. The film is most definitely Christian in tone and perhaps too evangelical for most people's taste. But I respect the filmmakers for not giving in to the 'group think' mentality that most movies finally succumb to. The sad thing is, I just can't see a project like this ever coming out of the Hollywood studio system, where art is just another commodity and marketing is the new god.
Each of its characters is extraordinarily realized; each has his or her own arc, his or her own vital part to play in the film's slow progression towards its dramatic finale. Typically, most great filmmakers put the film together using an exceeding degree of artistry; each and every shot, each action sequence, is exquisitely composed; and this is true with this film. Nothing seems contrived or out-of-place within the overall 'Genius Table'. Everything is beautifully conceived and in focus, both literally and figuratively.
The questions that are asked are:
1) Every war is a meaningless waste of life; 2) Why is there world hunger? 3) Does the media control our thought-processes? 4) Why does toner ink cost so much? 5) Is Capitalism and Communism essentially the same? 6) Why is there suffering? 7) Does God exist?
What's interesting and remarkable is how the questions are set up and seeded for the final one, namely, does God exist?
And thus the works of the past philosophers comes into play as well as the religious aspects (which I suspect has caused some critics to hate this film). But the profound thing about the final discussion among these geniuses is how they do in fact attempt to prove God's existence. Surely no one can deny that a 'moral conscience' is what has driven many atheists on a cold night to believe in God.
All aspects in this film work perfectly: acting, directing, art direction, costume design, cinematography, editing, sound, everything
I can only say that your patience with this film will probably be well rewarded if you take the time to give it multiple viewings. The filmmaker is most definitely not a socialist, unless I'm mis-reading him wildly. The film is most definitely Christian in tone and perhaps too evangelical for most people's taste. But I respect the filmmakers for not giving in to the 'group think' mentality that most movies finally succumb to. The sad thing is, I just can't see a project like this ever coming out of the Hollywood studio system, where art is just another commodity and marketing is the new god.