Fallen

I loved this book so much that I read it over the course of two days. This movie was completely disappointing. It went by so fast compared to the book with no progression. Also Luce acts completely different in the movie and a lot of the scenes are twisted and mix in with each other. I usually love the movies but this was just not it. It wasn’t Fallen.

The correct quote: “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” (John Milton, Paradise Lost). I agree… particularly the latter applies when there is an extremely organized, covert effort to manipulate the minds of the masses (especially subconsciously). Every individual mind successfully poisoned, serves to strengthen the contamination within The Collective Unconscious. THINK in terms of Allegory. Molly: “I know a lot about you crazy Luce. I’ll bet… I know you better than you know yourself. For someone who doesn’t like fire, it sure just seemed to like you. Cam’s voice at the end of Luce’s dream: “You will die. You will die.” just after an image of Luce’s body burning up, followed by the song lyrics directly afterwards: “Oh, it’s the only way, it’s the--it’s the only way” X 3. Puzzling repetition??? Then, the sound: “Aaaaaah aaa-aaa”. When chanting, the sound effect “Aaaaah” is the sound of Creation. There are quite a few other vile manipulations throughout, I just exposed a couple of them. Fallen is a Fantasy movie loosely based on the Judaic-Christian Biblical teachings, but presenting a different version of the story. Very little of the movie is palatable, except for the endearing quality of several of the actors. IMO- Ashby, Gilbertson and Kirke were genuinely likeable. The character Lucinda was emanating Bella Swan to the point of ad nauseam. The other characters did not receive enough lines or screen time to invite any type of emotional connection. Overall, I agree with the Critics…. too many similarities with Meyer’s Twilight books and movies. It seems as though the author, screenwriters and director dissected every aspect of what made the Twilight books and franchise so successful and then tried to replicate the exact formula, even down to the subtle nuances. They put all the dynamics together again, different places, different faces, hoping to recreate a new cash cow phenomenon, but they just ended up with a major movie flop.

So is anyone else waiting for the rest?!

But can I have the hour and a half of my life back? The “big reveal” at the “ending” is exactly what was explained in the first ten minutes, then... nothing. Plotus Interuptus.

This movie has about one good scene, but other than that, it is almost embarrassingly bad. No wonder they didn't make the sequels.

This movie was embarrassingly bad. I had marginal hopes...they were not met.

For someone who read the book and now watched the movie, I have to say the movie is better. Yes it has teen angst and supernatural romance, but that's a given. For what it is, it's well acted, well written, and worth your money for those who like this genre.

It was gr8 hope to see a sequel! Love Jeremy’s performance as Daniel!

I know this movie is not for everyone, but I absolutely loved it. Something about souls destined to be together really gets me, and I loved these characters.

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