Year One: The Movie
Warning:
This movie is outrageously anti-gay and anti-Biblical, at the same time.
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Zed
and Oh are exiled from their tribe and in their quest to find another tribe,
they meet Cain and Abel. From this moment onwards, the story takes place
through some of the major Biblical events and portrays some of its powerful
characters with a different approach.
Humour
is the main tool Year One has utilized
to deal with the Biblical tales. Imagine Christopher Mintz-Plasse (the nerd in Superbad,
and Rolemodels) as Isaac, the son of Abraham. What else can you expect other
than hilarious riots of laughter. Although in Year One, Christopher’s role is not so predominant, he still leaves
his mark and there is no question of his talent. Some Christians as well as
Jews might as well take offence with the way the movie portrays circumcision
and related events. Abraham chases down Isaac with a butcher’s knife in his
hand to circumcise his son.
Eventually,
Zed and Oh reaches Sodom, the twin city that was cursed by God. Sodomy is ridiculed
and is proclaimed as unthinkable. Of course, in a religious ethics, it is.
However, in terms of the thoughts proclaimed by the gay rights activists, I do
not think this part would be acceptable. Religion too, is mocked and ridiculed.
This is how Year One becomes anti-gay
and anti-Biblical, at the same time.
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Oops!
Did I mention? Zed had eaten the forbidden fruit, in the beginning. This is the
reason why he was outcast from his tribe. But then, he burnt someone’s hut too.
It’s a big problem when your destiny is to be the ‘Chosen One’, and all you can
think about is living like a non-existent in your village.
Year One is
a comedy directed by Harold Ramis, and produced by Judd Apatow. Released in 2009,
this movie does follow much of the same comic elements one might find in Role Models and Superbad. Unlike these two movies mentioned, the two women
characters Maya (June Diane Raphael) and Eema (Juno Temple) in Year One do not add much spice to the
story.
After
eating the forbidden fruit, Zed realizes that something is imminent. He does
not know what, yet. He will see, and so do you.
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