Todd’s Movie Blog

Who would have thought a Nicholas Cage action movie would ignite so much argument? But that’s exactly what Knowing has done, as well as becoming a surprise hit that is slowly developing a cult following.  Not bad for a film that was marketed as a retread of Cage’s previous action film Next.  But with it’s questions about predestination vs. coincidence and an ending that draws on possible Biblical prediction and the end of the world, Knowing is a step above most popcorn movies by making people actually think about what they are seeing discussed on screen.  Considering that this is coming out right after the equally thought provoking  Watchmen, there seems to be a movement toward more thought provoking films in the future (much like the Great Depression had done). not to say that all films are going to be like this, I have doubts that the new Wolverine movie is going to encourage online debates between Agnostics and Christians.  Still it makes me curious if the new Star Trek film coming out in May might have some intriguing concepts for the audience to wrap it’s mind around concerning predestination.