Where it succeeded in capturing your attention and imagination, this succeeds only in putting you to sleep. The book deserved so much more than this. The author James Redfield can't really complain though as he's one of the screenwriters. Poor production value, hammy acting and a stifling screenplay. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church and government try to suppress the ancient psychological and spiritual beliefs he unfolds, putting his and others' lives in danger.
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This however, takes bad transfers from page to screen to a whole new low.īased on James Redfield's 1993 bestselling novel it tells the story of high-school teacher John Woodson (Matthew Settle), who undertakes a journey to find and understand a series of nine spiritual insights on an ancient manuscript in Peru, taking him on a spiritual awakening as he goes through a transitional period of his life. It's always the same high expectations, falling short. I don't know why I expect a film adaptation to do a book that I love justice. One of the worst film ever made for sure. The film fails at being spiritual, and ends up being very cheesy. This is a wasted film that has a stupid, pointless script that doesn't go nowhere. Finishing watching this film was a chore, and now I can only hope to warn potential viewers that this film simply sucks, and is not worth watching. What The Celestine Prophecy is, is a film that tries to be something spiritual and feel good, but it ends frustratingly painful for the viewer to watch. The Celestine Prophecy is a waste of Celluloid This film shouldn't have been made and it was a poor execution of a popular book. But instead The Celestine Prophecy is simply a bore fest from start to finish, and you're waiting for something interesting to happen, but it doesn't. I thought the film was a missed opportunity and maybe, maybe could have been something really good. The cast here are terrible, and theres not really impressive names here. I think that the film could have been a good one, but it feels so cheap, and preachy that it's laughable. I here the book is great, but after watching this, I'm not so much interested anymore. The film has a terrible plot, and worse acting. But man was this film pointless and lame. I never read the book, and won't after seeing this trash. A total waste of time from start to finish. The Celestine Prophecy has got to be the most boring film ever made. I like the idea, but the execution could be done so much better! Thomas Kretschmann as (sterile look) Wil wasn't better choice, and I have no words to describe Sarah Wayne Callies as Marjorie and Annabeth Gish as Julia! The only one worth mentioning in the "acting department" is Hector Elizondo as Fr. but I really wonder what were these guys thinking casting Matthew Settle as John Woodson. The cinematography wasn't bad, the story was clumsy, special effects not something you could be proud of. However, the film was a disappointment for most of the fans of the Celestine prophecy theory. On the other side, people who love the book almost hate the movie! Why? Because of the high expectations and missed opportunity.ĭue to the fact that The Celestine Prophecy novel sold over 23 million copies since its publication in 1993 and has thus become one of the best-selling books of all time, everyone expected the film to be a success. For those who are not familiar with the book it'll be a little bit confusing, especially when you have to process in a short time advices to avoid the negative (you can tell good people by their eyes), stop doubting, follow your intuitions and premonitions, flow with coincidences, believe in the purposiveness of everything, join thousands of others on the quest, tune into your feelings and evolve to a higher plane.
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Because I am a historian and archaeologist, I love Peru and spending time there, and I am a teacher (as the main character) who loves references to vibrations and energy - it was natural that I wanted to see this movie (I missed it originally because I was in the jungle with an expedition ). The story introduces us (not very effectively) to the prophecy and its nine key insights predicting a worldwide awakening, arising within all religious traditions, that moves humanity toward a deeper experience of spirituality. This spiritual adventure film based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, The Celestine Prophecy is chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru.