Last night I went to the movies and saw This is the End. A comedy starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride and Craig Robinson.
I wasn't too thrilled to be going to see the movie, I'd rather go see Purge - even though Purge seemed to be a scarier concept than This is the End and I hate scary movies. But I figured This is the End seemed kind of funny so I didn't protest when my friend said she would rather see that.
For me, the beginning of the movie was very uninteresting. I thought this is going to be just a movie with a lot of celebrity cameos, which will bring in the big bucks and not the actually storyline. But that all changed when the "End" actually began. And boy was it a heart pounding shock when it all started.
As the movie continued, I found my heart pounding at several points and my whole body jumping in my seat from fear. The humor of the movie was a lot similar to The Hangover to me. A lot of moments where I was just confused as hell as to why would something like this happen in a movie, and what the hell is on that character's mind to do that. Yes I laughed a few times, but had a more confused and scared look on my face more than often.
The concept of the movie was nothing like I thought it would be. I know it clearly reads in the title This is the End, but I was completely in awe when I learned that the "End" concept of it was not about the world going to shit because of global warming, aliens or a world war, but instead was about the end as the book of Revelations tells it in the Bible.
Besides the blood and the big random booms in the movie, much of my fear at the end of it all stemmed from the thought "Is this what will really happen when God decides to end the world as we know it." It's just so bizarre to think, the Bible actually tells us what will happen yet when it does finally happen so many of us will question is that what is really going on.
As a Christian I know I have said that I don't want to be left behind. I want to be taken up with the first round of righteous people that are worthy enough. That I know some will be left behind for a reason, to help others get to the Lord, but I don't want to be one of those people to experience the last days/years of the earth. But after physically seeing the horrible destruction, the death, the chaos, the fear, the desperation and the utter insanity I must really reconsidering am I really living my life as a good enough person to go in that first round?
I've seen christian movies about the apocalypse, but those movies were filled with more of a hope theme than what many will be experiencing in real life. There was talk of hope in this movie, however it was a more realistic view of fear, confusion, and anxiety mixed with hope.
Ultimately, I say all this because I think Seth Rogen may have just done something that I don't think anyone else has been able to do before. He has bought the idea to the masses of living your life in a way that is acceptable in God's eyes so that you may go to heaven. For that, plus the most awesome ending of a movie ever, I think this may have been one of the best movies I have ever seen! Thank you Seth.
