The Bishop’s Wife was directed by Henry Koster in 1947. Cary Grant stars as an angel sent to help a newly appointed bishop played by David Niven and his wife played by Loretta Young. The story line is nothing but typical for its time. Niven’s character is having issues raising the funds to build a much needed addition for his church. The wealthy upper class is offering the needed funds in exchange for greedy control and all the say in how it is built. While trying to stay true to his beliefs, the new and young bishop is finding it hard to resist the promised funds of the well off members of the church. While struggling to raise the necessary funds, he finds all himself left with very little time for his wife and daughter. As his family is left feeling neglected and his wife is missing their old home in the poorer part of town. Just when the situation seems as if it cannot get worse; an angel is sent to save the day. While it may have been a hit of its time, I found this film to be extremely dull and lacking in excitement. It was a struggle to sit through 190 minutes of Niven and Young’s unconvincing “acting” in this film. Grant on the other hand was as charming as an angel could be. Although I could not help but think how odd and suspicious a person would seem if they were to act like that in modern day society. All in all I am unimpressed and would not recommend this movie to anyone of younger generations. I found it nearly impossible to sit through it and pay attention without dozing off. Staying awake and keeping from day dreaming was a challenge. On the other hand giving this film the benefit of the doubt, it was interesting to see the extreme differences between films of that age and modern films. I found myself wondering if... ... middle of paper ... ...innocent from being in the hands of the evil is a much better cause than raising funds to build a church. I feel as if I would be a somewhat dark angel in a way. I say this because for every child I would save, I would want to punish the one’s inflicting harm upon them a thousand times over. I would want to be a kind of mercenary who would take redemption my own hands. I would want to make sure that those who inflict pain and suffering upon the innocent would come face to face with a punishment that unimaginable. I would want them to feel the fear and horror in which they caused to a magnitude. The act of harming a child is unforgivable and cannot be justified. There is a special place in hell for those who can bring themselves to lay an unkind hand upon the very kids they brought into this earth to protect. If I was an angel I would be sure they were sent there.
Acting of movie is very basic for todays standards. The actions of the Miles Bennell aren’t believable or logical. At some points the women of the movie tend of over action simple scenes. The rest of the cast is monotone and have little emotion.It ok casting, but they could of done better. You find yourself laughing at serious point in the film due to the poor acting. This movie could be recut to become a comedy movie, just based off their facial expression.
I think the performance delivered the message and intent perfect. I was not once confused, but it is that which starts out some what at the end and uses flashbacks to tell the full story.
overall view of this film is that I think that it is a great portrayal
Honestly I thought that the movie had such a simple story but at the same time it is so complex. The way it was delivered it was amazing, it's such a moving film. The actor’s were amazing, there isn’t anything I would want to change about this film. I would 100% recommend this movie to anyone, its so inspiring and it really makes you think.
The actors, if they are even worthy of that title, are so bad that the great actors and actresses of the past are left rolling in their graves. The range of personality types include: a midget, conjoined twins, bouncing bikini babes, three no-life college life guys, a playboy bunny and Gary Coleman. Need I say more? The acting ability resembles the talent I recently saw in the third grade production of "The Little Red Hen." The appearance of the over all cast was not much better. Although, with a screenplay like this one has, I can see how many professionals wouldn't waste their time.
The movie is, most likely, done well enough to intrigue its intended audience. It captured the theme and story line of the book. It falls short, though, when compared to the beautiful, sensitive and contemplative prose of Natalie Babbitt. One could only hope that a viewing of the film will lead the watcher to try the book and be delighted all the more.
I like the artistic picture in the film and I think that the true story conforms enough. In my opinion, this film does not reach the top mark, mostly because of the perceived missing sequences. I would give the film the mark 4 out of 5.
...n American communities. Regardless, African American performances have always had the ability to express elements of the African American community on the big screen. For decades these skills were hidden by racist producers and directors. American society was not ready to see the genius, sophisticated skill, and powerful themes that come from African American culture. These films not only help to show the life's of African Americans, but that of all American society, future films will help audiences measure how far America has come in regards to racial tolerance and how far yet, they must go.
All in all, after watching the movie, I know how to be thankful, the point of persistence and the precious friendship, I have learnt some important things that I didn’t know before. And the best thing is I'm still young enough, I also can fix my behavior and gain experiences.
According to the Islamic faith, God created three beings: angels, humans and jinn. Man was made from dust, angels were made from light, and the jinn were made from fire (Ali, 1950). Similar to the Christian faith, Muslims believe in the existence of archangels such as Gabriel and Michael, as well as Satan, whom Muslims believe to be the most well-known jinn. Although the Qur’an states that angels and jinn are immaterial beings, there are still many folktales and superstitions that say otherwise, especially in stories about jinn (Ali, 1950). This paper will explore the origins, roles, and stories about both angels and jinn, providing evidence from the Qur’an, Muslim scholars, and popular tales.
Although I enjoyed the main portion of the movie, there were some obvious likes and dislikes in my opinion. I believe that I learned from this movie and it helped me understand more of what the people of that time were feeling.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
...n (Director) mistakenly seems to believe can carry the whole film. On the strength "based on a true story", he has rejected attention-grabbing characters, an imaginative plot, and unforgettable villains.
There is a certain mystery that lies within the meaning of angels. It is known that angels are among us. They are carriers of the messages from God (Gasparri 14). However, little is known about what and who angels are, why they are present, and even what they look like. They everything that human want to be and more (Stevenson 1). Angels go above and beyond the limitations of humans to give hints of what life is like in heaven or even hell.
I view this as one of the few truly great movies of all time. I say this because it carries all of the basic cinematic elements that compose a great film. These elements begin with the characters. You can hardly expect to enjoy a movie if the characters are not believable. In this particular movie the characters were not only believable but you could identify yourself a little in one or all of the characters. One thing that can have an unfortunate detraction from even a good movie is anachronisms. The only one I found was a halogen bulb in a light fixture. However, I doubt anyone would notice were they not looking for one. This movie can be enjoyed by even the most mentally devoid of audiences. The reason for this is that most people do not like being bossed around or forced to do anything. It did make me think about how little freedom we actually have in life and how we all need to live just a little bit more.