I saw a very funny and interesting movie this week called “Year One.” It stars Jack Black, who is one of my favorite comedic actor, and Michael Cera, a very funny up and coming actor in his own right. The movie is about the two actors that are in a village in the time of Christ. Jack Black very humorously gets kicked out of the village and Michael Cera chooses to follow him. The two are on a journey to find what other parts of the world have to offer. They are on a mission to get over the mountains, where the village people, except for Jack Black, think the world ends. The story is set around the time of Christ and has references to stories that happen in a bible, which is the reason I’m writing this blog.
The movie very cleverly and humorously makes references to the Forbidden Fruit, Cain and Abel, and they also run across Abraham. Many people may think of these references as disrespectful, but I think if you have a sense of humor than you will find it enjoyable. First, Jack Black eats fruit off of a Forbidden tree that is near their village, which makes him think he has all of the knowledge in the world. After he eats it a snake shows up and very humorously wraps around Michael Cera. This act eventually gets Jack Black kicked out of the village which starts the journey. The first people the two run into on their journey are two brothers fighting in a field. One brother is jealous of the other brother and ends up killing the other in a very funny series of events I will not ruin for the readers. One of the last people they run into on their way to Sodom and Gomorra is a man about to sacrifice his own sun in the mountains. This man is Abraham who is to inherit the “Holy Land” as promised to him by God. In a series of events Black and Cera get scared of Abraham, eventually running away when Abraham starts talking about circumcising them. I recommend this movie if you have a good sense of humor toward religion. It is very clever in its references and keeps you entertained throughout.
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I went to go see this movie a few weeks ago. I really like Jack Black, but I didn't enjoy his role in this movie. I liked his role in School of Rock better. I understood parts of it but not much. I'm sorry to say it, but I felt like this was a very pointless movie. The people that I went with also didn't really undertand it, so I guess I wasn't the only one.
ReplyDeleteHaha that sounds pretty funny to me. Michael Cera's voice is baller. I like a spoof that is well-done and that seems to be a rarity these days. I will have to go check this movie out. I don't think references to religious events have to be heresay, because it actually helps inform non-devout people about the particular religion. Jack Black and Michael Cera should be a good combination of personalities for the roles.
ReplyDeleteThe movie actually sounds great Jack Black is always funny how your describing the movie makes me one to go out and rent it and I hate watching movies but I probably would be watching it by myself since the sense of humor is on religion I dont know why people get so upset.
ReplyDeleteSee! Today in class I talked about how important it was to have read the Bible (or at least know the contents) in order to be a good "reader" of popular culture! It helped, didn't it?
ReplyDeleteI heart Micheal Cera.
haha! is this out in theaters right now?? i dont understand how jack black does all this stuff - movies, music, video games.. he's kind of taking over the world. through the entertainment industry!
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