The Almighty Bruce Almighty

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Many turn to faith in times of doubt or hardship. There are times where an individual’s faith may grow through hardship while others get upset with God and curse him. Most often, people forget to thank God for all the good in their lives. The film Bruce Almighty is a wonderful didactic depiction of God’s involvement in people’s lives. There is a cross between fantasy and realism that vividly show the up’s and down’s of faith through the constant roller coaster of life along with the difficulties and daily experiences that society believes to be associated with being God. Most importantly, the film was designed to show how God is active in each and every person’s life every single day.
Bruce Almighty is a fictional story about a man named Bruce Nolan, played by Jim Carrey, who is begins the movie as a reporter for a local news station. When he does not receive the promotion he desires to anchorman, he blames God for all the negative things happening in his life. He is upset with God and claims that he is actually the Devil. Morgan Freeman, who is the actor playing the human version of God, calls Carrey to come to meet him and give him the power of being God for a week. Carrey does not understand at first, but over time sees the hardship and responsibility Freeman endures each day. By the end of the film, Carrey fully appreciates everything Freeman does for him and has full faith in God again.
One of the main Christian ideas in the film is that there is the traditional idea of God, an “all powerful” being. We believe that through praying to God, usually at night, all of our wishes and “prayers” will be answered. Bade and Cook were referring to prayer associated with coping in situations of health, but the article disp...

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...esent in every part of life. God influences the good and bad in your life. This film shows a good perspective of how things that appear bad at one time can be good if you change your perspective and how you view the situation.

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Fullerton, J. Timothy, and Bruce Hunsberger. "A Unidimensional Measure Of Christian Orthodoxy." Journal For The Scientific Study Of Religion 21.4 (1982): 317. Academic Search Complete. Web. 11 Apr. 2014.

Shadyac, T., & O'Keefe, M. (Directors), & Koren, S. (Producer). (2003). Bruce Almighty[Motion picture on DVD]. Universal Pictures.

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