Sunday, May 17, 2015

Left Behind (2014)

Caution: This Might Contain Spoilers!
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This film is based off the novel, of the same title, written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins, and is also a reboot to the film series. Millions of people mysteriously vanish. Rayford Steele is caught trying to rescue the people left behind on his plane. Chloe Steele, Rayford's daughter, is left trying to survive the chaos on Earth.

This film was directed by Vic Armstrong. Okay, the only people who truly seemed to enjoy this film were the authors of the novel franchise. This film was meant to be highly dramatic, but the effects and the writing only make it come off as cheesy and unbelievable. It keeps to the over the top dramatics 'til the very end. Watching the world plunged into chaos was enjoyable to watch though. Much of this film's plot is very unbelievable. There's no way that any of these characters should've survived. This film tries to push the religious threat onto its audience. However, its approach further shows Christians as insane or annoying. It also gives off this idea that all Christians just know that the end is coming like they each had a premonition or something. The special effects for this film were very poorly done. Somehow, this film might produce another sequel. But that's only if they can raise enough money to do so. Nicholas Cage played the role of Rayford Steele. This film is another knock against his falling career. His performance is familiar to his previous uninterested performances. Cassi Thomson played the role of Chloe Steele. Her performance was way to over the top to be enjoyed. Chad Michael Murray played the role of Cameron "Buck" Williams. He was good at supporting Cage, but remained unappealing.

I give this film 1 out of 5 stars! With a film such as this, its a wonder how the book series became so popular. 

This film can be found on Netflix instant que.

Answer to last blog: Actor Charlton Heston played the role of Moses in the 1956 film The Ten Commandments.

Que: Who played Rayford Steele in the 2000 version of Left Behind?

Kirk Cameron
Gordon Currie
Brad Johnson
Thomas Hauff

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