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GOD IN FILMS

It's Sunday, so what about a film featuring God?  Portraying him in a movie is no easy task, unless it is a comedy.   You can read a book, as shown on the right, or skip to the core with one list of the top 10 Gods in movies:

  • #10  Ignore, for this was a false god.
  • #9    Dogma (1999):  Alanis Morissette was not convincing.  Rotten Tomatoes, 67/85.  In addition to her, Ben Aleck, Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Salma Hayek, Alan Rickman and Chris Rock.
  • #8    Citizen Toxie (2001):  Can't find the film that is described in this article.
  • #7    The Ten Commandments (1956):  doesn't qualify, for God is a pillar of flame, but there is the voice provided by Donald Hayne.
  • #6    Switch:  A Blake Edwards, a farce and the voice of God is male (Richard Provost) and female (Linda Gary).  Again, no form.
  • #4    Time Bandits (1981):  Sir Ralph Richardson plays the Supreme Being in a Terry Gilliam production.  RT:  90/77.  Cast included John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Michael Palin, and George Harrison.
  • #3    Bruce Almighty (2003):  Morgan Freeman makes a really cool God, with a thin skin.  Starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston. RT: 48/57.
  • #2:    Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975):  Only the voice of Graham Chapman, but RT:  98/95.  Might as well watch it.  But I think I saw this movie a long time ago.  1975 is almost half a century ago.
  • #1:    Oh, God (1977).  At least God is old, in the form of George Burns, with John Denver, Teri Garr, Ralph Bellamy, Dinah Shore  Donald Pleasence, Paul Sorvino and David Ogden Stiers.  Directed by Carl Reiner.  RT, 74/60.
  • Not sure if this is #0 or #11, but...Evan Almighty (2007):  Again with Morgan Freeman, plus Steve Carell and John Goodman.  Tom Hanks as executive producer.  RT: 34/52.  Oh, got it, this film came out after this article was written.
I was also planning to have a list of the top Jesus performances, but will leave that to another Sunday.  Here, by the way, is God from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, cricket legend W.G. Grace.
Want to watch a video instead?  Click on this for another list, from WatchMojo.com.  This one is only 8 years old.  I'll tell you who won.  Morgan Freeman...but which film?

By the way, did any of you catch Saturday Night Live's spoof last night of Donald Trump visiting the train wreck in Palestine?  Worth a look.
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