Your thoughts on Adams Æbler ?

To me it was about the role of religion in society. Have you noticed how when Ivan loses faith everything goes insanely bad? The movie was saying "although religion makes us think all kinds of irrational and crazy things (like Ivan does), it keeps us in balance".
The apple tree is the symbolic representation of Adam's personality: when he first comes to the church he's rotten. Then when he hits his malevolent peak the tree burns. But then when he finally finds a good apple he bakes the pie, turns religious and becomes a new man.
So I don't see the movie as a critique, but as an allegory of how religion works in our social system.

For me, the movie was about how seeing the good in other people even when they have none, can sometimes bring out the genuine goodness in them.

As for the Book of Job, I still fail to see how followers of the Abrahamic religions view it as an inspiring story of faith. It's not. It's about a childish proud god who lets someone who does not deserve it suffer pain and torment and the loss of everything he ever loved just so he can prove he's better than his rival. A deity that cares more for his reputation than the well-being of his "children". It was actually one of the stories that made me eventually turn my back on religion as a moral compass. I know what goodness, kindness, and love are. And very little of that is displayed in the Old Testament god.

My thoughts:

There are some interesting ideas here, but for me it only partly worked. Some of it didn't really land the way I think it was supposed to, but there were some good moments. Mads Mikkelsen is the highlight of the film. He does a great job and brings a lot of depth and layers to the character. With a lesser actor, it might not have worked at all. The other actors were fine, but didn't really stand out to me.

I didn't find the film very funny though. At times, it felt longer than what it actually was and seemed like it was dragging. There were enough strong moments though to keep it going. Cinematography and score were pretty good. I had mixed feelings about the screenplay. Some stuff I liked and other parts didn't work as well as they should have. Still, I'm glad I finally got around to seeing this. 7/10