The following was written in 2000 by the presenter of this channel:
Milla - the real - "Messenger" - (A FILM REVIEW - 2000)
What we have here is a film about motivations. Why do we do the things we do? Since it does actually answer this question and resolves this human dilemma - this fact makes it, not necessarily the best film, but nothing less than the most important film of our time, or of all time for that matter.
I'm not well read enough on Joan's history to know of its accuracy or not, but who cares, that is not the message of "The Messenger". I also don't know anything about the personal life of the writer-director Luc Besson other than he use to be married to Milla Jovovich the star of his film. I don't know how religious or spiritual he is, or even if he completely understands what he has accomplished here, but he must already be a friend of God's or well on his way to understanding or enlightenment or having his "moment" with God. What he has managed to get on film is only the answer to the age old question - what is the meaning of life ! - and with not one scintilla or trace of preachiness or religiosity - just a search for truth. His Joan wrestles with such important eternal issues till understanding, conviction, and resolution through her God.
Everybody believed in Jesus back then, but not every soul had it out with Him or had their "moment" with Him as we see Joan do in the film. There is such a wide range of opinions evident as to who Dustin Hoffman plays in this movie, from Joan's conscience to the devil. My interpretation is that Dustin played God, with, in this case, the title of, or role of, her Conscience with a capital "C". Only the Holy Spirit would have an interest in bringing one to a place, (that we see in the film), of conviction, repentance, submission and confession. He shows her (we should all be so lucky - but now with this film, we are) her true motivations of revenge, greed, joy in cruelty, and worst of all pride and she is convicted and says -"set me free". How could an all loving God expect any more from His creations, or any less. This movie is a stunning and brilliant depiction of what our Creator wants from us - transactions - and/or a relationship - our being hungry enough for truth and admitting it when we see it about ourselves and about God - in that we are screwed up and only He holds the keys of resolution (and paid the price, on the cross) for our sin dilemma. I haven't seen this relationship so brilliantly
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YA, AND NOT TO MENTION ALL THESE "CO-REDEEMERS" WITH CHRIST AIN'T SHEDDING ANY BLOOD !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP5aK...
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@arkadiuszdec249 - Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29 and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
AVIDEOGAL@arkadiuszdec2493 - I AM SUSPICIOUS OF ALL THOSE THAT THINK THEY "CAN", OR "HAVE TO" CONTRIBUTE TO SALVATION, SUSPICIOUS OF THEIR COMPREHENSION SKILLS AND/OR WHY HAVEN'T THEY SHED ANY BLOOD YET, FOR ME, OR EVEN THEMSELVES, OR CUT OFF ANY BODY PARTS !!! WHICH SPEAKS TO WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE TO WEIGH SCRIPTURE WITH OTHER SCRIPTURE, OR "RIGHTLY DIVIDE" !!!
AVIDEOGAL@arkadiuszdec2493 - YOU JUST DON'T GET IT YET, YOU CAN ONLY BE MADE RIGHTEOUS THROUGH AND BY CHRIST !!! QUIT TRYING TO PULL YOUR "DONE GOOD" OVER INTO THE SALVATION COLUMN !!!
AVIDEOGAL@arkadiuszdec2493 - NO YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WEIGH SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE, AND RIGHTLY DIVIDE, HOW DO WE "DONE GOOD" IN GOD'S EYES, AS FAR AS SALVATION, BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS !!!
AVIDEOGAL@arkadiuszdec2493 FOR WHAT HAVE WE DONE "GOOD" FOR SALVATION OTHER THAN COMING TO CHRIST !!!
AVIDEOGAL@arkadiuszdec2493 SINCE OUR "GOOD" WORKS ARE AS FILTHY RAGS !!!
6-3-25
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WHAT POOH REPORTING, DIDN'T EVEN MENTION IF THE GUY WAS SUCCESSFUL IN REMOVING THE SNAKE AFTER BEING BIT, OR WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SNAKE AFTER GETTING BIT - HOLES IN REPORTING, THE CANCER OF THE NEWS INDUSTRY !!!
HIRE ME, I CAN DO IT RIGHT !!!
6-2-25
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THAT JUST SHOWS YOU HOW BIG THOSE CADILLACS ARE, THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS ECHO !!!
IT COMES WITH THE CAVERNOUS PACKAGE !!!
6-2-25
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BRAVO BROTHER, MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU, YOU MANAGED TO TEACH IT ALL, BETTER AND MORE COMPREHENSIVELY IN 5 MINUTES, THAN ALL MY YEARS IN THE "church" I GREW UP IN COMBINED, WHICH IS THE BIGGEST church IN THE WORLD, FROM THE CITY OF SEVEN HILLS, BRAVO AGAIN, THAT WAS WELL STUDIED, AND ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRAISE GOD !!!
(AND CONFIRMS ALL MY OWN STUDY)
5-28-25
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I SHOUT LOUD HALLELUJAHS AFTER EVERY ONE OF YOUR VIDS, EXCLAIMING MY JOY FOR THE GIFTS PROVIDED, AND FOR FINALLY FINDING A TEACHER THAT KNOWS HOW TO TEACH IT RIGHT !!!
5-27-25
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HE WAS PROBABLY WALKING OVER TO TELL THE CAMERA PERSON "QUIT RECORDING ME YOU PERV" - BUT NOW EVERYBODY LOVES THAT CAMERA PERSON, HE WAS A VISIONARY, A "SUPERHERO ARCHIVIST" !!!
5-26-25
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BEL CANTO SOPRANO OF THE LAST CENTURY, PITCH SO GOOD IT IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL, A GENIUS MUSICAL MIND THAT KNOWS HOW TO SING, AND PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT THAT CAN ACTUALLY PULL IT ALL OFF, THE ONLY ONE'S I'VE IN ALL THE YEARS SINCE THAT ARE POWERHOUSES LIKE THIS IN POP MUSIC ARE, ARIANNA GRANDE, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, MARIAH CAREY IN HER YOUNGER DAYS IN THE 90's, CELINE DION, AND ANGELINA JORDAN IN JAZZ/POP AND LAURA BRETAN IN POPERA, AND A NEW ONE FOR YOU GIULIA FALCONE IN POP !!!
5-19-25
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ROBERT'S LATEST VIDEOS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST IS JUST ANOTHER SIGN FOR ME THAT THE RAPTURE MUST BE REALLY CLOSE........ GOD IS LETTING ONE OF HIS GENERALS IN THE ARMY OF GOD (ROBERT) SEE ALL THE COOL STUFF BEFORE THE RAPTURE AND THEN EVERYTHING GETS BLOWN UP IN THE TRIBULATION !!!
5-11-25
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RAY TRIES TO BE A NICE MAN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE IS A LIGHTWEIGHT, WHAT SHOULD BE THE DISCUSSION IS WHY DOES HE TEACH IT WRONG, IS HE SIMPLY DECEIVED, OR IS HE PURPOSELY DECEIVING, IS HE BEING USED BY THE enemy, DOES HE EVEN HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO TEACH AND CORRECT HIM IN ALL THESE YEARS, KNOWING THAT THE WORD IS "THE ABSOLUTE" AND SUPERCEDES ANYTHING THAT HE HAS TO SAY.........
BUT IT SEEMS HE IS MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE THAT 99% OF THE DENOMINATIONS MAKE, THAT THE enemy RAISED UP, (INCLUDING islam) IT'S GOTTA BE THE #1 THING satan WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH IN RAISING UP SO MANY FALSE TEACHING DENOMINATIONS, THE MORE I STUDY IT ALL, LIKE THE #1 THING THEY ALL TEACH WRONG #1, #1, #1 I'M TELLING YOU, THIS FIRE AND BRIMSTONE TEACHING WITHOUT ACTUALLY MENTIONING THE CORRECT WAY TO GET SAVED, COUPLED WITH A WORKS SALVATION ............ BUT IT HAS TO BE OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE TO GET CORRECT IF SO MANY ARE SO FOCUSED ON TEACHING IT WRONG, I GUESS SUPERCHARGED BY THE POWER OF THE enemy, SO IT MUST BE OF CRITICAL CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE IF SO MANY churches WORLDWIDE INSIST ON TEACHING OTHERWISE IN DIRECT OPPOSITION OF THE ABSOLUTE IN THE BOOK, KNOWING THE WORD HELPS IN SEEING CONTRADICTORY TEACHING.............. RAY HAS NO SUBSTANCE WHEN CONTRASTED WITH "THE ABSOLUTE" !!! LIKE THE MAIN church IN THE CITY WITH 7 HILLS HE MAY BE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD WITH HIS UPSIDE DOWN gospel, PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE........... HE IS TRYING SO HARD TO BE A GOOD SERVANT OF GOD, BUT IS HE REALLY ? WHEN UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED, AND HE DOUBLES DOWN ON HIS ERROR...........
5-6-25
P.S. I CAN'T EVEN COUNT HIGH ENOUGH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE I STILL RUN INTO EVERYDAY THAT WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH GOD BECAUSE OF BAD TEACHING, WHEN THEY WERE GROWING UP, FROM THE BIGGEST church IN THE WORLD, IN THE CITY WITH 7 HILLS, IT'S A DISGRACE !!! BAD TEACHING MESSES UP SO MANY !!! ETERNALLY !!!
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