Search - Revelation on DVD

Concept gets the stars

perla | Austin, TX USA | 09/21/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The concepts that this movie is based on are intriguing. and some very interesting facts that link paganism and Christianit practice and symbolism come out. Shocking and at the same time thought-provoking. but these, and the presence of Terence Stamp and Derek Jacobi are the only star worthy aspects of the movie.because storyline and scripting are weak... before you read further, beware of some moviespoilers in this paragraph!!! weakness: storyline lead characters are made out to be reincarnations of Mary Magdalene and Jesus, they look the same way they did from 2 K years before, they will birth the returning Christ... wasn't played out convincingly enough in the script or the acting. semi-strength: the desire to know what the Loculus, the central item of great interest and conspiracy, is the device of the story that is supposed to keep us hooked into the movie until the end...weakness: quickie pre-climax story line--- choppy feeling scenes about blood and tissue residue ...cloning... floating baby in a tank... orphan left on steps of Vatican...evil cardinal raises Antichrist... needed more thought and depth on the part of the scriptwriter... too many holes in that treatment.special effects... although i appreciate the efforts put into the special effects (as evidenced by making-of docu), their overall effect is rather 2nd rate.again, the presentation of various symbolism, pagan ties of Christianity's beginnings and divisions, planet Venus' path in the sky, feminine and masculine principles of Divine, secret societies, little-heard-of( that is, to us Western Christians in the U.S.) early and medieval Christian sites and traditions in the mediteranean were the star aspects of this movie. for these little-known facts pointed out that there is more to Christianity's history and its development than the mainstream U.S. has since known and accepted so far, far away from the land and time of the Man known to be the Christ.If you want to discover more facts along these lines, AND if you want a better, more satisfying storyline experience with these same sort of Christian curiosities and facts then try reading the book Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. (curiously enough, these fiction pieces about the secret Christian traditions have both come out at around the same time.)This movie creates more questions. So be bold and ask them. Be brave enough to seek answers outside of what you already know."