The Fog
—1. Overview (multimedia)
—2. Overview Basic (dial up speed)
—3. Reviews and Blogs
—4. Cast and Crew
—5. Photo Pages
—6. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—7. Posters (John Carpenter)
—8. Production Notes (pdf)
—9. Spiritual Connections
The only thing more perplexing than the plot of The Fog, is how it turned into the number one movie on its first weekend. This confusing plot feature a completely ridiculous story, although it does teach some very sound morals in the process, making it a movie that has something good to say, but says it a boring and uninteresting way.
The movie is based upon a saying in Scripture which states "the sins of the Father will be visited upon the heads of the son." Sins being passed onto the next generation is a Biblical idea, but not the way The Fog uses it. The Fog is set in a small town of Antonio Bay, a prosperous town celebrating its rich history and its founding fathers. Unfortunately, no one knows that Antonio found its riches by stealing the money from a boat full of drifters (a leprosy colony), and then murdering all of the people in the boat once they had their money.
An interesting start to a movie, but, the way they use this phrase of 'the sins of the Father' is simply not accurate. Exodus 20:5 and Deuteronomy 5:9 add the stipulation that the sons "hate me" (with me being God). Thus, it is not that God just gets angry with fathers and then punishes the sons, the sons must have some wrongdoing involved as well. And this is where The Fog fails to hold any weight, whatsoever.
The people being murdered in the movie are innocent people, with no ties to town's dark history besides simply being the ancestors of the people that killed the leprosy colony. Granted, I know that is a big part of the horror genre, that innocent people are senselessly murdered. But, that is not what The Fog is trying to do. It's main point is that the people of Antonio Bay are guilty for what their forefathers did.
This is something I would not take issue with if the people of Antonio Bay knew their dark past, but they didn't. They had no idea of their forefathers murders, and therefore were innocent. So we see a group of ghosts seeking 'justice,' but in reality what we get is more murder and lack of justice. This is where the plot fundamentally breaks down and makes this movie more than boring and not scary, but just plain bad.
Having said that, The Fog raises some interesting questions about how we treat the outcasts of society. Do we oppress them? Do we take of advantage of the weak? This is where Jesus quite literally changed the world. In His day the poor, the people with leprosy, the tax collectors, etc., were all rejects of society. And yet Jesus loved them deeply. He spent time with the sick, healed leprosy, and 'preached good news to the poor' (Luke 4). It seems quite clear this is what The Fog is asking us to do. Do not forget the poor, the oppressed, and especially do not oppress these people. Because if you do, justice will find you, either in this life, or in the eternity to follow. It is just a shame that had to use such a boring story to make these points.
—1. Overview (multimedia)
—2. Overview Basic (dial up speed)
—3. Reviews and Blogs
—4. Cast and Crew
—5. Photo Pages
—6. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—7. Posters (John Carpenter)
—8. Production Notes (pdf)
—9. Spiritual Connections
—2. Overview Basic (dial up speed)
—3. Reviews and Blogs
—4. Cast and Crew
—5. Photo Pages
—6. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—7. Posters (John Carpenter)
—8. Production Notes (pdf)
—9. Spiritual Connections
The only thing more perplexing than the plot of The Fog, is how it turned into the number one movie on its first weekend. This confusing plot feature a completely ridiculous story, although it does teach some very sound morals in the process, making it a movie that has something good to say, but says it a boring and uninteresting way.
The movie is based upon a saying in Scripture which states "the sins of the Father will be visited upon the heads of the son." Sins being passed onto the next generation is a Biblical idea, but not the way The Fog uses it. The Fog is set in a small town of Antonio Bay, a prosperous town celebrating its rich history and its founding fathers. Unfortunately, no one knows that Antonio found its riches by stealing the money from a boat full of drifters (a leprosy colony), and then murdering all of the people in the boat once they had their money.An interesting start to a movie, but, the way they use this phrase of 'the sins of the Father' is simply not accurate. Exodus 20:5 and Deuteronomy 5:9 add the stipulation that the sons "hate me" (with me being God). Thus, it is not that God just gets angry with fathers and then punishes the sons, the sons must have some wrongdoing involved as well. And this is where The Fog fails to hold any weight, whatsoever.
The people being murdered in the movie are innocent people, with no ties to town's dark history besides simply being the ancestors of the people that killed the leprosy colony. Granted, I know that is a big part of the horror genre, that innocent people are senselessly murdered. But, that is not what The Fog is trying to do. It's main point is that the people of Antonio Bay are guilty for what their forefathers did.This is something I would not take issue with if the people of Antonio Bay knew their dark past, but they didn't. They had no idea of their forefathers murders, and therefore were innocent. So we see a group of ghosts seeking 'justice,' but in reality what we get is more murder and lack of justice. This is where the plot fundamentally breaks down and makes this movie more than boring and not scary, but just plain bad.
Having said that, The Fog raises some interesting questions about how we treat the outcasts of society. Do we oppress them? Do we take of advantage of the weak? This is where Jesus quite literally changed the world. In His day the poor, the people with leprosy, the tax collectors, etc., were all rejects of society. And yet Jesus loved them deeply. He spent time with the sick, healed leprosy, and 'preached good news to the poor' (Luke 4). It seems quite clear this is what The Fog is asking us to do. Do not forget the poor, the oppressed, and especially do not oppress these people. Because if you do, justice will find you, either in this life, or in the eternity to follow. It is just a shame that had to use such a boring story to make these points.—1. Overview (multimedia)
—2. Overview Basic (dial up speed)
—3. Reviews and Blogs
—4. Cast and Crew
—5. Photo Pages
—6. Trailers, Clips, DVDs, Books, Soundtrack
—7. Posters (John Carpenter)
—8. Production Notes (pdf)
—9. Spiritual Connections
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