I was hesitant at first just from the title "Rapture" but I enjoy "mystical" stories and films no matter the religion. It's nicer when they are close to their source, be it the Qur'an, Christian bible, or Bhagavad Gita.
This movie has some positive notes, like the mystical "robed figures" whom you couldn't look at for more than a couple seconds. But no Christian I've ever known would have had the repentent struck down by either lightning or plague - it ruins the credibility of the "faithful."
* SPOILERS *
It kept my interest until they had to get a "conversion in the face of desperation" scene in there. I almost abandoned watching, but then I held out hope for a nice mystical/religious ending. Didn't happen.
I agree with the other reviewer who suggested that it should have been left as an alien invasion with little hope. Perhaps there could have been at least a glimmer of hope at the end...?
This movie has some positive notes, like the mystical "robed figures" whom you couldn't look at for more than a couple seconds. But no Christian I've ever known would have had the repentent struck down by either lightning or plague - it ruins the credibility of the "faithful."
* SPOILERS *
It kept my interest until they had to get a "conversion in the face of desperation" scene in there. I almost abandoned watching, but then I held out hope for a nice mystical/religious ending. Didn't happen.
I agree with the other reviewer who suggested that it should have been left as an alien invasion with little hope. Perhaps there could have been at least a glimmer of hope at the end...?