I’m still trying to deconstruct this one, but I’m not sure it deserves any attention. Â I saw the trailer for the new Denzel Washington movie before Avatar. Â The movie is getting a lot of press, but the reviews are generally not favorable. Â As the Hebrew students out there should know, Eli means “my God” and from what I gather, the gist of the movie is that Denzel Washington wanders through a post-apocalyptic world in possession of the last Bible. Â The antagonists are attempting to get the Bible from him in order to place it in the kingpin’s collection of rare artifacts. Â I’m puzzled at the motivation for the premise of this plot, but I fear the movie may be too gimmicky or shallow for the effort.
I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. (Romans 16:17-18)