Revelations (2005): Starring Bill Pullman, Natasha McElhone, John Rhys-Davies, Michael Masee, Mark Rendall, Martin Starr, Chelsey Coyle, Britney Coyle, James Babson, Patrick Bauchau,Alexa Nikolas, Tobin Bell, Christopher Biggins, Orla Brady, Brian Caspe....Director Lesli Linka Glatter, Screenplay David Seltzer.
"And the last sound shall be the boiling oceans as the sun burns"......
Now that Dan Brown's quasi-religious mystery "Da Vinci Code" is taking America by storm, let's look back at other religious-themed films and television series. "Revelations" was a short miniseries on NBC starring Bill Pullman as Dr. Richard Massey, whose daughter was brutally murdered by a Satanic cult, headed by a prophet-criminal, who claims to be Lucifer or his agent, endowed with the power of being invulnerable to stabs and injury. Massey, eager to extract justice and revenge, teams up with a nun, Sister Josepha Montafiore, who convinces him that the "End Times" are near. There are signs everywhere. In South America, the shadow of a Crucified Jesus looms on a mountain but there is nothing to cast the shadow. Other miracles occur. A young girl, struck by lightning and declared brain-dead, receives messages from God, speaks in tongues and writes down maps and prophecies. John Rhys-Davies, a great but underrated actor (Indiana Jones, Sliders, Lord Of The Rings) is effective in the role of Professor Jonah Lampley, a scientist who teaches that the end of the world is dozens of years ahead, culminating with the extinction of mankind and the self-eradication of the earth when the sun finally burns out. A student asks "you talk of science, but is there no room for God ?". All these interesting issues are raised in a series that was a mystery thriller and dramatically compelling. What will happen in the end ? Is there a God ? Is there evidence ? Is it all faith ? While this series takes on the Christian/Catholic religious approach (the series ends with the birth of the Anti-Christ), it is still very human. We feel genuinely for Dr. Massey and his family. The latest victim of the Satanic cult turns out to be his own son, who is lured into this dark world through the internet by a sexy Satanist female member. As absurd as some of it can be, the series was very entertaining and the actors did not go over the top. The production values are quite good, giving the series the appearance of a film and not a TV series, much like "Lost". Filmed on location in Rome, The Vatican, Mediterrenean islands and in the U.S., the show has a vast panorama of people and events caught up in a storm, or moreover, the coming of a storm. Very well-made series and rare to find such mini series on TV nowadays.
"And the last sound shall be the boiling oceans as the sun burns"......
Now that Dan Brown's quasi-religious mystery "Da Vinci Code" is taking America by storm, let's look back at other religious-themed films and television series. "Revelations" was a short miniseries on NBC starring Bill Pullman as Dr. Richard Massey, whose daughter was brutally murdered by a Satanic cult, headed by a prophet-criminal, who claims to be Lucifer or his agent, endowed with the power of being invulnerable to stabs and injury. Massey, eager to extract justice and revenge, teams up with a nun, Sister Josepha Montafiore, who convinces him that the "End Times" are near. There are signs everywhere. In South America, the shadow of a Crucified Jesus looms on a mountain but there is nothing to cast the shadow. Other miracles occur. A young girl, struck by lightning and declared brain-dead, receives messages from God, speaks in tongues and writes down maps and prophecies. John Rhys-Davies, a great but underrated actor (Indiana Jones, Sliders, Lord Of The Rings) is effective in the role of Professor Jonah Lampley, a scientist who teaches that the end of the world is dozens of years ahead, culminating with the extinction of mankind and the self-eradication of the earth when the sun finally burns out. A student asks "you talk of science, but is there no room for God ?". All these interesting issues are raised in a series that was a mystery thriller and dramatically compelling. What will happen in the end ? Is there a God ? Is there evidence ? Is it all faith ? While this series takes on the Christian/Catholic religious approach (the series ends with the birth of the Anti-Christ), it is still very human. We feel genuinely for Dr. Massey and his family. The latest victim of the Satanic cult turns out to be his own son, who is lured into this dark world through the internet by a sexy Satanist female member. As absurd as some of it can be, the series was very entertaining and the actors did not go over the top. The production values are quite good, giving the series the appearance of a film and not a TV series, much like "Lost". Filmed on location in Rome, The Vatican, Mediterrenean islands and in the U.S., the show has a vast panorama of people and events caught up in a storm, or moreover, the coming of a storm. Very well-made series and rare to find such mini series on TV nowadays.