Not possible
The idea of the movie is a good one, but I cannot believe that in 14,000 years he never contracted a fatal illness or had an accident. Even if he was incredibly lucky, there's no way he would last past a few centuries at best.
shareThis was brushed over or kept vague for some reason. I was waiting for someone to point out the unbelievable luck of avoiding death for 14,000 years but no one did. However, it was mentioned more than once that he didn't scar and it was also mentioned that he survived stuff like Bubonic plague & lots of other illness. So, maybe he was resistant to things that would kill normal humans and could heal much more efficiently. I'd have to watch it again to listen to some of the dialog more closely, see if I missed something.
sharePretty much spot on. It's quite mysterious, as all he mentions is that he survived illnesses and some wounds from which he never scars once he heals. He doesn't know what would happen if he would've gotten shot though.
But it's pretty clear that he never got major wounds - losing a limb or such. Which I agree, is very lucky.
I daresay... the movie even left open a supernatural interpretation. Jesus being supernatural too then, after all, just not exactly the way the Bible says. But a man (uniquely, or uniquely enough) living 14,000 years? That has to be special in some way, doesn't it?
I'm a Christian, btw. But I enjoyed this nonetheless--and it wasn't without some compatibilities to my faith, on a certain level. Definitely challenging and thought-provoking, but if your faith is strong enough you can handle the unconventional perspective this offers . I'd recommend taking great care in just sharing this with any Christian friend though.
It's fiction of course, it's a movie, but it is an interesting way of seeing. As a science fiction story, the implications and possibilities explored are mind-blowing. Definitely a work of great thought and imagination, in the form of a discussion in a cabin in the woods no less. Simple "dialogue movies" like this are rarely my cup of tea, but this certainly drew me in. And I wasn't even baked or anything .
Understanding is a three-edged sword.
It's fiction of course, it's a movie, but it is an interesting way of seeing.
Too many people in the world too ready to be too offended.
If we get too literal, then the Commandment "You shall not bear false witness" would outlaw any form of fiction being created by (and assumedly consumed by) any Jew or Christian.
So, yeah, just because this work of fiction doesn't jive with one's religious beliefs doesn't make it blasphemous in itself. Even Jesus told parables to explain his ideas...but parables are stories that never actually happened...therefore Jesus bore false witness.
Ouch! share