This is just getting silly. God, as in the guy upstairs, the dude with the white beard, jahweh, etc., has an IMDb entry. God, among his/her/its many other talents, is apparently a writer, and works with Mel Gibson and Benedict Fitzgerald on movie screenplays based on his/her/its novelizations. And here I thought God didn't exist...
So if the movie gets an Oscar, Golden Globe, whatever nomination and God wins, who gives the acceptance speech? Where do they send the gift basket? Do they have to give statuettes to Jesus and the Holy Ghost as well? Will it lead to God's becoming a highly sought-after A-list Hollywood celebrity? And since he/she/it is supposedly omnipotent, how would anyone really know if God were to cheat and make the presenter say his/her/its name when they open the envelope to reveal the winner? Couldn't God just make his own Oscar anyway? Does he/she/it really need an award in the first place? Or even a writing credit? If he/she/it created everything, shouldn't God have a credit on every movie?
I find it very interesting that the site refers to God as the author of the "novel"- which I assume to be the Bible, correct me if I'm wrong. It confirms my belief that the Bible is just a work of very imaginative fiction...
Posted by suzi at February 24, 2004 7:14 PMI agree with Suzi... although if I were Xian and among the ranks of the Academy voting membership, I think I'd be a little worried about NOT nominating God for Best Adapted Screenplay... ;-)
Here's a link to a funny essay a comedian named Laura House wrote about how when Jesus comes back, he should live in L.A...
http://www.laurahouse.com/essay3.html
Posted by Tess at February 25, 2004 12:44 PMGod actually should have gotten the Golden Globe in 1977 and I feel He got ripped off. Of course it was no wonder with all the hype surrounding Laurence Olivier's perhaps last "great" performance in the rather anemic Marathon Man. By the way the film He *should* have won for that year was the sarcastic, yet poignant "Network" in which he doubtless had more than a hand (since he did in fact invent the actual photons used to film the masterpiece!)
Also, I think he should win something for the grand canyon, as well, I mean c'mon! A lifetime achievment award or something perhaps delivered by Jack Palance on horseback...
Posted by at February 28, 2004 4:49 AM