Communication FUNdamentals

Feb. 1, 2009

Movie Review: The Genius Club gets two JoJo thumbs up!

My husband got it on Netflix because it sounded like an interesting concept.  A madman with the world's second highest IQ plants a bomb 10 blocks from the White House and enlists the President and 7 of the world's geniuses to solve the world's problems in one night or he'll detonate it.  What we saw was completely unexpected.  As the credits were rolling, it caught my attention that the movie was created by NICE + DAY Pictures and that it was rated PG.  My husband and I were shocked as we would have thought a movie with that kind of theme would certainly contain foul language and inappropriate images for our son.  It did have some war images, but was not taken to extremes as many movies with a theme like this tend to do. It started off like any other good movie with intrigue and a cast of characters with complex personalities.  And it continued as many of the major players expressed more liberal and Atheistic views. However, as the movie progressed, the seminary student, who had been mostly quiet until that moment, began to speak uninterrupted about the Lord in answering the questions posed to the group.  Later in the movie, the scientist, who is working on cancer research answers the challenge to prove there is a God.  Now she doesn't really prove it, but then I don't believe you actually can prove it. There is no absolute proof of the Lord, but there are thousands of circumstantial and supporting evidences for His existence and her character gives the most eloquent and passionate answer.  What happened next shocked me.  The evil madman interrupts Stephen Baldwin's character to ask him if he could prove there was NO God!  We sat there dumbfounded and mesmerized as this played out, allowing not only the liberal ideas and simplistic answers to be voiced, but even scripture and Biblical truths to be spoken uninterrupted and even encouraged.  I had never heard of this movie until that moment, but I was sure it was produced by a Christian company.  As the credits rolled, we heard a beautiful theme song which repeated the word "blessings" and I think toward the end of the song it mentions "blessings from heaven" or something.  I would love to get the song, but I cannot find much information about Daniel Bijan, the composer.  It was refreshing to see the Bible treated with at least as much weight as Atheistic views.  While I don't think they answer all the questions exceptionally well, if you take the movie as a whole, it has some good answers you can share with unbelievers.  The Genius Club gets two JoJo thumbs up! Anyone out there see it?  What say you? For other Defending the Faith news/information sent directly to your inbox each week, sign up for the Defending the Faith Review! From JoJo's Purple Crayon Teaching communication skills the FUN way!

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Feb. 1, 2009 - New giveaways up at the DixonContestBlog

Posted by DixonContestBlog

I just wanted to let you know that there are some new giveaways up at the DCB! Come by and see. *The Love Dare* Book Giveaway At GGM! plus - Baby Onesie Giveaway At Northwest Mom Finds Sincerely, Miss Rachel Manager of the Dixon Contest Blog

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Feb. 2, 2009 - Thanks JoJo

Posted by CreativeLearning

I love a movie review -it saves me time and money and offense :) It is great to hear that they are still making movies that I could watch! Thanks again !

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