Posted on 03/10/2007 6:13:10 PM PST by KeithRogin
A new film, The Genius Club, directed by Tim Chey, is catching headlines. The film is about 7 geniuses who are forced to try to solve the world's problems in 1 night. Does this sound radical?
The geniuses attempt to solve world hunger, war, oil deficiencies, and God.
Why is this? Here's a film that discusses both atheism and God and the search for the meaning of life between extremely intelligent people and it gets flammed by the establishment as being 'too deep'?
Will the last intelligent person who leaves America please bring the flag?
They also flame Stephen Baldwin because he's an outspoken Christian. Kudos to director Tim Chey for casting Baldwin because he's terrific in this film.
Here's Stephen Baldwin's remark on this film:" I don’t want to sound so broad in my answer, but I think the movie is about life. We live in a country where every morning, in your face is USA Today and that’s been the case with the news and other media. Now with the fast-paced rate that we receive information, we’re dealing with global pressure everyday. There are people waking up nervous about Iraq and other issues. For me, I think it’s an interesting concept that the movie addresses all these things that subliminally for us every day are stressful issues. It was so cool to me, the concept of geniuses analyzing the world’s problems and how to solve them. The movie doesn’t necessarily answer any question, it just provokes thought. It’s my hope to push buttons and get people thinking … rip the scab off of life, so to speak. Get people thinking and talking about what they really do believe. There are many aspects of the film that at the end are left open. But more than that, there are avenues into the mind of those who watch the film that will leave them intrigued. I think that’s a good thing."
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I haven't heard of it, but it sounds interesting. Is it in theaters yet?
If it is anything like "Powder," it should be pretty good.
I like to support Stephen Baldwin endeavors, but even more so, this film sounds intriguing.
It's a very good film. This guy from a radio station loved it so much he had the producer on for almost an hour.
This is a film you either love or hate. Some critics can't handle the fact that they're not as intelligent as they think. But the film handles the apologetics of God well. The athiest genius puts her point-of-view clearly and intelligently as does the seminary student - it's really a battle of intellect versus faith.
I found a link to the trailer here: http://www.vidshadow.com/video_player.asp?videoid=1015.
Talk to you later.
The film is pretty remarkable - take a great cast, a clever script, and throw them into a room to solve the world's problems. You will get something going there.
Some more info: http://www.southernvanity.com/reelOpinionGenius.htm
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