'Left Behind' Review: Left Behind, the much-anticipated film, which is based on Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's evangelical novel about the Rapture

'Left Behind' Review: Left Behind, the much-anticipated film, which is based on Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's evangelical novel about the Rapture
Left Behind, the much-anticipated film, which is based on Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye's evangelical novel about the Rapture. Left behind is about the beginning of the end of the world, is exactly what you think it is: a Christian movie starring Nicolas Cage, that the Academy Award-winning actor and star of National Treasure, Leaving Las Vegas, and The Croods is playing the lead role in a film with obvious motivations to evangelize becomes abundantly clear early on, and that fact is born again and again (and again) for the better part of two hours. Amid this cinematic feature about strangers who find themselves having to be with each other in the aftermath of an event in which millions disappear worldwide
Left Behind is a terrible movie. And yes, it's indeed terrible-god-awful, a less interesting, more convoluted version of the original Left Behind. Yes, this Vic Armstrong-directed "apocalyptic thriller" is Left Behind's second coming to the big screen. Those hoping that this Left Behind is a beefed-up, more sophisticatedly produced, and action-packed (perhaps better?) version of its original-a Cloud Ten production that released in 2000 and featured Kirk Cameron in the starring role-will be sorely disappointed.
While some of the special effects are a bit more grandiose than the outdated effects happening around Kirk Cameron's head in his Left Behind, other than the names of characters and a few recognizable-yet-tweaked storylines this remake pays little resemblance to its predecessor. Which is actually a shame, really, because the original Left Behind, though hardly a good movie, did at least include something of an actual story. Yes, it was terrible. But compared to 2014's Left Behind, it's an epic.
In this new Left Behind, the prophetic narrative first told in Jerry Jenkins' and Tim LaHaye's multimillion-selling novel, also called Left Behind, is all but missing. Though the screenplays for both the original and its reborn successor were written by the same duo, Paul LaLonde and John Patus, and both focus on what happens to a small group of people following the return of Jesus Christ, fans of the book and of the Dispensational theology on which its based will likely find little more than its mission to proselytize to celebrate in Armstrong's new tale. But the true apocalypse of this new Left Behind-what makes it far worse than that bad original.The movie Left behind has released on 3rd October.
Tags : left behind left behind movie left behind release date left behind nicolas cage Left Behind film left behind 2014 Left Behind movie news Left Behind trailer Left Behind teaser Left Behind video
Hot Trends
-
Michael Tait Accused of Watching Woman Raped During Newsboys Tour
-
Newsboys Dropped From Label Amid Michael Tait Scandal
-
CCM Artists Call for Reform Amid Allegations Against Michael Tait: “Secrecy Always Destroys”
-
TobyMac Accused of Dabbling with Satanic Occult
-
Bishop Thomas Tyrone Tribbett, Father of Gospel Artist Tye Tribbett, Passes Away
-
Newsboys' Michael Tait Joins Capital Chuch for their 37th Annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial
-
Lysa TerKeurst Remarries Two Years After Divorce
-
Michael Tait Faces Additional Allegations from 6 More Men, Including Two Minors
-
Chris Whittington Revisits "Bright Portal" and Shares Testimony of God's Faithfulness
-
Kevin Max Explains Audio Adrenaline Departure in Open Letter (Read Here)
-
Cory Asbury Speaks Out: "Everyone Knew" About Michael Tait Allegations
-
Elevation Rhythm Announces Headline Goodbye Yesterday 2025 Tour
-
Here Are Lyrics to Passion's "The Lord Will Provide"
-
Jasmine Brady Speaks About Her New Album: "My Vision is that People Would Find Hope"
-
Joe L. Barnes Announces Engagement to Lauren Scott
Most Popular
-
Michael Tait Accused of Watching Woman Raped During Newsboys Tour
-
Newsboys Dropped From Label Amid Michael Tait Scandal
-
CCM Artists Call for Reform Amid Allegations Against Michael Tait: “Secrecy Always Destroys”
-
TobyMac Accused of Dabbling with Satanic Occult
-
Bishop Thomas Tyrone Tribbett, Father of Gospel Artist Tye Tribbett, Passes Away
-
Newsboys' Michael Tait Joins Capital Chuch for their 37th Annual Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Memorial
-
Lysa TerKeurst Remarries Two Years After Divorce
-
Michael Tait Faces Additional Allegations from 6 More Men, Including Two Minors
-
Chris Whittington Revisits "Bright Portal" and Shares Testimony of God's Faithfulness
-
Kevin Max Explains Audio Adrenaline Departure in Open Letter (Read Here)
-
Cory Asbury Speaks Out: "Everyone Knew" About Michael Tait Allegations
-
Elevation Rhythm Announces Headline Goodbye Yesterday 2025 Tour
-
Here Are Lyrics to Passion's "The Lord Will Provide"
-
Jasmine Brady Speaks About Her New Album: "My Vision is that People Would Find Hope"
-
Joe L. Barnes Announces Engagement to Lauren Scott