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The
things under the surface though are certainly worthy of our thoughts
and actions. The concept of making a difference by being willing
to make sacrifices for the two or three around us that we love
the most could indeed play a powerful role in changing the world
around us for the better.
THE CORE
(2003)
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CREDITS
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Directed
by Jon Amiel
Screenplay
by Cooper Layne and John Rogers
Aaron Eckhart .... Dr. Josh Keyes
Hilary Swank .... Major Rebecca 'Beck' Childs
Stanley Tucci .... Dr. Conrad Zimsky
Delroy Lindo .... Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzelton
Tchéky Karyo .... Dr. Serge Leveque
Richard Jenkins .... General Thomas Purcell
Alfre Woodard .... Talma Stickley
DJ Qualls .... Taz 'Rat' Finch
Bruce Greenwood .... Commander Richard Iverson
Dion Johnstone .... Flight Engineer Timmins
Christopher Shyer .... Dave Perry
Ray Galletti .... Paul
Eileen Pedde .... Lynne
Rekha Sharma .... Danni
Tom Scholte .... Acker
Produced
by
Sean Bailey .... producer
David Foster .... producer
David B. Householter .... co-producer
Cooper Layne .... producer
Original Music by Christopher Young
Cinematography by John Lindley
Film Editing by Terry Rawlings
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong
language.
Runtime: 135 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
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SYNOPSIS
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 When
17 people suddenly drop dead within a 10-block radius in Boston, geophysicist
Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) and French atomic weapons expert Dr.
Serge Leveque (Tcheky Karyo) are summoned by General Thomas Purcell
(Richard Jenkins) to Washington, D.C., to find out if the deaths are
due to a covert enemy electromagnetic weapon. When it's determined
that this was not an act of war, the government breathes a sigh of
relief and the scientists are dismissed.
But
Keyes can't let go of the deaths so easily, and when other bizarre
"natural" phenomena begin occurring worldwide, he suspects
that earth's electromagnetic field has been comprised. Working with
his team at the University of Illinois, Keyes discovers that mystery
behind the strange occurrences is more frightening than any act
of war. For reasons unknown, the earth's inner core has stopped
rotating, causing the planet's electromagnetic field to rapidly
deteriorate. At the same time, life as we know it begins deteriorating
as well, causing birds to lose their ability to navigate, whales
to erratically change their migration patterns and people with pacemakers
to suddenly drop dead. Even the famed Northern Lights appear in
the night sky a hundred times brighter and farther south than ever
before.
 And
things will only get worse. As the electromagnetic field, which
shields the earth from solar radiation, slowly collapses, airplanes
will start falling from the sky, and everything electronic will
be fried. Static discharge in the atmosphere will create "super-storms"
with hundreds of lighting strikes per square mile, and deadliest
of all, microwave radiation will literally cook the planet.
Terrified
by his findings, Keyes seeks out the opinion of renowned geophysicist
Dr. Conrad Zimsky (Stanley Tucci), an arrogant scientist, who at
first is unbelieving, but soon arrives at the same horrifying conclusion.
Soon the two men, along with atomic weapons expert Leveque, are
whisked away by federal agents to the Utah desert to meet Dr. Ed
"Braz" Brazzelton (Delroy Lindo), a brilliant scientist
who has been working for the last twenty years on a craft that can
travel deep into the earth some day. But with no more time to research,
and with money suddenly no object, the U.S. government and the United
Nations rally together to create a team of world experts that will
build a fully functional subterranean craft -- immediately. And,
because Keyes and his colleagues are scientists, not pilots, astronauts
Major Rebecca "Beck" Childs (Hillary Swank) and Colonel
Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood) are recruited to become the world's
fist "terranauts."
With
their hastily built ship and their highly skilled, wildly diverse
team of professionals to man it, the government and the world make
the ultimate leap of faith ... not into outer space but into inner
space, journeying into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes
of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the
core and restore balance to the planet.
Watching
over the ship and crew on the earth's surface is Mission Control,
led by NASA Control Chief Talma "Stick" Stickley (Alfre
Woodard). With her is a room full of scientific experts and government
officials, and unfortunately, an eccentric young genius called Rat
(D.J. Qualls). Formerly convicted of computer fraud, Rat is there
to hack into the Internet to suppress information about the situation
in order to prevent widespread panic. Secretly, however, he is also
feeding Keyes covert data about something geophysicist Zimsky is
hiding from the crew, something that the U.S. government is privy
to and that could determine the entire team's fate.
And
so, as terranauts Iverson and Beck maneuver the subterranean ship
-- appropriately named "Virgil" after a character in Dante's
Inferno -- through solid rock, and as they carve their way through
a wondrous landscape of magma waterfalls, a mammoth geode full of
crystals and a vast diamond field, the crew hardly knows what to
expect.
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Review
By
MIKE FURCHES
mike@furches.org
Web site www.furches.org
Mike
is the Senior Pastor at United at the Cross Community Church in
Wichita Kansas. United at the Cross is a church made up of individuals
not often accepted in other churches. The church consists of former
gang members, drug addicts, prostitutes and others. Mike also
speaks nationally on various topics and is a freelance writer.
To learn more about Mike and his ministry link onto www.furches.org.
In the arts Mike has worked with top music artists such as Steppenwolf,
Marshall Tucker Band, Kansas and has an active interest in film.
Mike is pictured with his music band "Route 66."
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 It?s
the end of the world as we know it. Seems to be a popular plot line
lately, both in music and film and the movie, The Core attempts to
get it?s two cents in. While the movie provides an entertaining hour
and a half, there are a lot of themes and elements that we have seen
far to many times in this sci-fi techno style thriller.
 The
plot line and character development of this film are thin and the
scenario?s play out just as we have seen in a dozen or more movies
over the last 10 or so years. You know the theme of a group of people
going up against unbelievable odds, one where you know that not everyone
is coming back alive. While we have seen this before, there are enough
new elements to keep The Core from being a total waste of time.
 This
movie won?t be able to escape the comparisons of a much more enjoyable
movie, Armageddon with Bruce Willis,
but it does readdress issues that will cause many to focus on the
end of the world. The CGI special effects are okay and there is enough
action to keep you somewhat interested in the movie until the end.
There are several scenes that also remind us of various other movies
that are actually enjoyable, especially one of the opening scenes
that is a take off of The Birds one of the Hitchcock classics.
 The
Core opens as a Earth Day event is appropriately taking place in the
back ground. A corporate meeting is getting ready to take place where
an individual is getting ready to make a deal that will results in
millions of dollars of profit for himself and his colleagues. Suddenly,
he and several others within a several block radius die unexpectedly
and suddenly. It seems, as we later find out, that he and everyone
else that has a pacemaker dies from some form of electromagnetic disruption
in the atmosphere. We are then introduced to Dr. Josh Keys, played
by Aaron Eckhart, who is a college professor who seems to be wasting
his time. He later concludes that the earth?s core has stopped spinning,
thus causing an effect on the earth that will lead to ultimate destruction
of the planet. However, with the help of the military, a few outcast
scientists and some breaks and a lot of money they devise a plan to
save the planet.
 We
are introduced to a number of other characters, none of whom really
stands out for any of their work in this film. There is the female
space shuttle pilot Major Rebecca 'Beck' Childs played by Hillary
Swank who we seem to want to see given a chance. There is also a couple
of notable roles that are enjoyable but not nearly enough character
development given to them. They are the scientist who never had a
chance Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzelton played nicely by Delroy Lindo, and
the guy you don?t know whether you should like or hate Dr. Conrad
Zimsky played nicely by Stanley Tucci. Don?t be expecting any award
nominations from the acting, story or direction on this one though,
it is just not that kind of movie. Without giving a spoiler review,
you know what happens because you have seen the same story before.
 There
is a lot to think about while watching this movie or any movie within
these genera. Among those thoughts include, the fascination with the
end of the world thrillers, especially those with Armageddon themes.
What is it that has the world focusing on such things and are there
legitimate messages of hope out there or is all there is despair?
This becomes vitally important as we live in times of war and conflict
where many perceive danger and destruction. It becomes a necessity
that an appropriate message of hope be presented. That hope can come
from God as is described in 2 Corinthians 1:10 God saved us from these
great dangers of death, and he will continue to save us. We have put
our hope in him and he will continue to save us. (New Century Version)
There is also a thoughtful perspective given in this movie that is
a little different from previous films. The love, not necessarily
for the entire planet but for two or three others will result in the
salvation of the planet. It is with the concept of loving a few others
that a group of misfits takes on the mission of offering up their
lives, willingly in several instances in this movie. When they give
their love for those, they are closest to; they have the greatest
impact for the planet. The lasting result is the potential to save
not only the two or three closest to them, but the entire planet.
It is a concept similar to that portrayed in the wonderful movie,
Pay It Forward, with Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey. That is doing good
for those around us and then seeing the impact of those kind and loving
actions.
The truth is, this movie has a number of flaws. It is a good escape,
but there is nothing exceptionally worthwhile in regards to this ?movie?
experience from a technical point of view. The things under the surface
though are certainly worthy of our thoughts and actions. The concept
of making a difference by being willing to make sacrifices for the
two or three around us that we love the most could indeed play a powerful
role in changing the world around us for the better. You cannot help
but think in some regards of the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus
Christ for those he loved. Now wouldn?t the world be a much nicer
place if we really did love each other in the way Jesus asks us? From
that perspective, The Core is not only worth watching, it is worth
discussing with your friends.
On a scale of 1 ? 10, for a few birds, some valuable thoughts, and
a good deal of hope, I?ll give this one a 6. |
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