a5c7b9f00b A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.
Strip away the religious aspect and you're left with a mash up of Flightplan, Non-Stop and Snakes on a Plane: three films which, in my humble opinion, all had fantastic elements of mystery, thrill and suspense. By the time I was seated to watch Left Behind stepping up to bat in the "some sort of aeroplane-based disaster" innings, I was expecting the appeal to have worn off somewhat.<br/><br/>But oddly enough, it hadn't worn off all that much. Granted I wasn't exactly immersed: the opening wasn't so much tension-building"so yeah, is something interesting gonna happen yet?". And of course the ending, which I won't spoil but regardless don't think actually can't be spoilt, is arguably anti-climatic in comparison to… well, anything.<br/><br/>And yet, evena non-religious viewer, I was not at all put off by the Christian theme - in the same way I can enjoy Harry Potter without believing in magic. Between disequilibrium and conclusion it was fairly well-directed, transitioning between characters at the right times, and reasonably realistic for the given scenario.<br/><br/>There's not much else to fault. Aside from the acting skills (or lack thereof) of children, Cassi Thompson plays her role well, and you don't even need to give Nic Cage's character a name because he's just Nic Cage in everything these days - which is not necessarily a bad thing if you're a fan.<br/><br/>Regardless of your beliefs, by factoring out religion entirely, Left Behind can actually be appreciated (just pretend it's like Harry Potter - anything's possible) and I wouldn't say it'sawfuleveryone is making it out to be. A long shot from amazing, yes, but worth a one-time watch nonetheless, and if Cage signs on for the sequels, I'm down. It's not like National Treasure 3 is coming out any time soon.
"Left behind" has me struggling to find words to describe it. "Bad", "ghastly" or even stronger language all seem so inadequate.<br/><br/>First of all, there is no Biblical basis for this "Rapture". Although Rapture fundamentalists claim that more than 20 verses in the Bible support the concept of "Rapture", examination of these verses (eg Romans 8: 18 - 19) shows they only use phrases suchthe "eager expectation" of the second coming or, more unnervingly, refer to "multitudes in the dust who sleep will awake" (Daniel 12 v 1 - 2; see also Revelations 20, verses 4 and 5) which sounds like zombies rising from the grave (a scenario fortunately missing from this truly appalling movie). I am not sure which verse in the Bible is the basis for the rapturees' clothes remaining behind, although 1 Corinthians 15: 51 - 6=53 does refer to them being clothed with "the imperishable". There is a reference to "gathering" of the elect in Mark 13 but not even Revelations speaks about people vanishingthey are being lifted from the ground with their clothes behind them in the manner shown in this film.<br/><br/>Second, the script and acting are terrible (I know Nicholas Cage has tax problems, but really..) and the special effects are laughable - the plane was a different make in each of its scenes,one of the other reviewers has pointed out, the storms etc looked fake and the big city on fire at the end (spoiler alert!!) looked like a painting, and a bad one at that. Even the props are off, like the air hostess's crazy shoes, and what is wrong with Nicholas Cage's hair??? And nobody was on social media - how real is that.<br/><br/>Third, the ethics and morals are questionable. The real missing people seem to be blacks - where are they all? There is a token Asian who is a nerd; does this mean that all Asians are going to hell? You can be a good religious person but if you are Moslem (like the guy on the plane), too bad. And the rapture only seems to happen to people who speak English. It is not even clear if this is happening outside America.<br/><br/>There are intelligent, insightful films made about the Rapture. In fact, "The Rapture", starring Mimi Rogers and David Duchovny, is one of the most compelling and insightful films I have ever seen on any subject. The reason fundamentalists don't like this film is because it exposes the flaws in Rapture thinking, especially the extraordinary ending, which I won't reveal because I don't want to spoil it for others.<br/><br/>I see "Left Behind" was nominated for awards - for the Razzies, that is. I am surprised it did not win. How could any other film in 2014 have been worse?<br/><br/>In terms of general comparison with other "worst films ever made", this film has none of the low-budget problems producers like Ed Wood had, or the political stench of Nazi films like Jew Suss. What it is, however, is a propaganda film, rather like the propaganda ballets promoted like Qiang Qing which were used to destroy ballet and opera during the Cultural Revolution. Like all truly frightening propaganda, it is designed to terrify the audience into agreeing.<br/><br/>On another topic, I have a complaint to make. Why does IMDb require all reviewers to put at least one star? To give even one star to a film of this kind is too generous.
Has all the subtlety of a sledgehammer and production values that verge on parody.

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