[Borges]

You implied that any such work should be ignored in favor of the ‘source’. That demonstrates a misunderstanding of the purpose of Biblical allegories.

[nathanbedford]

I certainly did imply that the work should be ignored in favor of the source when that source is The Bible and The Book of Job is itself an allegory, hence an original "biblical allegory."

I am willing to bet a great odds that the movie falls far short of the uncompromising allegory in the Old Testament which grapples with the ultimate questions alluded to in the movie trailer in a most profound way. One gets a distinct impression of plagiarism from the trailer. Normally plagiarism of the Bible is to be encouraged but in this case it also smacks of exploitation, we shall see.

Meanwhile, few sheep will be led astray if they are tended close to the Bible and away from the cinema at least when they seek ultimate truth about ultimate issues.