"Counterfeit God"

Lane 2022-03-21 09:01:10

At the beginning, the foundation of comedy was laid. As a reporter, Bruce interviewed the owner of the bakery who made the super super-large cake. The boss said that because some people used chocolate as a mouse, she decided to keep the guests and made the super super-large cake. Obviously this is not the answer that TV stations that pursue truth, goodness and beauty want to hear, so they re-recorded one side. In the same scene, the boss said: "I hope to bring happiness to the children." As soon as the filming was over, Bruce drooped his face and rolled his eyes, unhappy with himself. Nearly forty years old, I can only do these scraps of interview work.

Then he encountered a series of bad luck events. But what caused Bruce's mentality to completely collapse was when he heard the bad news that his competitive position was taken away by opponents who had never been able to deal with him during his first live broadcast. He began to curse God for ignoring himself, cursing God for not doing anything in his place, and the next day he was called to drink tea by God.

Bruce suddenly possessed the power of God, provided that he could not tell others that he was God and could not interfere with free will. He was skeptical first, and then he was full of surprises. He exhausted his power to satisfy his own selfish desires-revenge, revenge for the punks who beat him, the TV station that drove him out, and the annoying opponents; domesticated, so that the dog who never went out to pee The beauties who can go to the bathroom autonomously and civilly and make him feel very sexy come close to him... and then there is an overwhelming obligation. As a God, he needs to listen to prayers and fulfill the wishes of believers. He was lazy, so he digitized his prayers, and satisfies the wishes of everyone who prays to him without screening.

The disaster began to appear. Everyone prayed that they would win the lottery. So hundreds of thousands of people in this town won the lottery. Everyone could only get $17, which directly led to the riots. He wanted to quickly return to the TV station and gain a certain status. The natural disasters created also opened up the post-disaster impact on the town; girlfriend Grace broke up with him because she saw the beauty approaching him kissing him.

He made a lot of efforts to save his girlfriend. With God’s energy, he put the clouds in the sky into the shape of love, and made the trees engraved with "Bruce+Grace Forever and ever and ever...", but he couldn't pass God. The power of the girlfriend changed her mind, because God cannot interfere with free will. In the end he finally understood, as God said: “It’s not a miracle to separate a pot of soup, it’s just a small trick. A single mother has to do two jobs a day, but she can still spare time to accompany her children to participate. Football practice is a miracle. Young people say that they should stay away from drugs and work hard to get educated. This is also a miracle. People ask me to fulfill any of their own wishes for them, but they never realize that they have The ability to realize one's wishes. Young people, if you want to see real miracles, you must first work hard on your own." Indeed, the clouds placed in love and the words engraved on the tree trunks did not make Grace change her mind. Instead, Bruce refused at the beginning of the film. Started to clean up the album of photos only after losing Grace, so Grace's sister looked at him with admiration and relaxed.

The core of the film is also here. God has the power to change everything and the power to counter the laws of nature, but this is just a trick. The most important thing is the human heart, the active and positive free will of man. This most important force creates the most wonderful miracle in the world, and this is precisely what God cannot interfere with.

Little easter eggs:

Grace prayed that she still loved Bruce, but didn't want to get hurt again, hoping to forget him forever. Bruce was very at a loss and asked God: How can I let others love themselves without interfering with their free will. God also started a wave of small taunts, saying that he also wanted to know the answer to this question.


Watch the movie recommended by Charlie's screenwriting teacher. This setting is really interesting, and I am very interested when I hear the summary of the story! Looking at the story, I fast-forwarded the part where Bruce had just gained power, because I was able to get what the screenwriter wanted to express in this whole part, which felt a bit old-fashioned. But the core of this story is great!

In addition, the male protagonist is so handsome and comical, and the female protagonist is so beautiful! ! !

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Bruce Almighty quotes

  • Evan Baxter: Is your child in dire jeopardy? Find out tonight, after the game.

  • Grace: [from deleted scene] I don't want a dog that craps in a toilet!