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Color of the Cross (2006)
Awful, unhistorical rubbish, don't waste your time.
It seems the producers of this film thought they needed to alter the Bible in order to make a story that is anti-racist, and promotes racial harmony. Just a pity they couldn't have chosen a story that was actually true and in the Bible (ie., God's judgment of leprosy on Aaron and Miriam for racism towards Moses' black wife).
So was Jesus black, white, or something in between? Who knows, and who cares! - the Bible never tells us, and no early historical records describe him. Furthermore no painting were ever done of Jesus until about 400 years after his death and resurrection - so we may never know what Jesus looked like. All we know is that he was a Jew, who would have looked like Jews of the Middle-East (ie. Yemenite Jews).
The movie alters the reason for Jesus' death by crucifixion, not unlike a joke I have heard about Jesus ("he must have been black because he was lynched by a mob of white Romans"!).
The movie is just lies and propaganda from people who fantasize about Jesus being the race they want him to be.
Æon Flux (1991)
Original and one-of-it's-kind.
Aeon Flux is worth watching - even repeatedly for one good reason: it is very original, unlike the multitude of films out there that are simply copies of tired genres. It DOES NOT explain everything, and a lot of it you are left to guess or imagine for yourself - but this is part of it's appeal. The cartoon series are far more intriguing and absorbing than the insipid movie that was made. Having said that, it still leaves room for many areas that could have been developed, and they certainly could make a lot more than the eleven episodes that have been made so far. It also looks at a lot of relevant issues, and philosophy that is interwoven into each storyline. There is also plenty of action.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
One of the best comedies ever!
First of all, hats off to the British who make the best and most clever comedies in the world! A very good plot: Britain's best cop is sent to a remote village, because his efficiency is an embarrassment to his colleagues in London. The result? He finds crime in the town, and turns the small village into a warzone comparable to Rambo I First Blood!! The movie does contain some graphic violence, but it is done in a way that looks very funny (ie. the church steeple that falls on the man's head, but I couldn't stop laughing).
Watch for: the Romeo and Juliet play in the town hall - so terrible it is hilarious - almost as much as the looks on the audiences faces.