Well, it could have been a good old fashioned horror film but instead I was pretty uncomfortable with it because (Warning-spoiler ahead)



The "bad guy" of the movie isn't really the monster, it's a "Christian" lady that convinces most of the people in the grocery store that God is punishing the world for their sin and rebellion. As the movie goes on they really make you hate her as she preaches (nonsense) from the bible and says things like "God demands a blood sacrifice from the guilty. She "converts" all but 8-10 people who are the "good" guys (one of the ladies from this small group says "She's a little too old testament for me!") Even though this "Christian" lady is clearly off her rocker and doesn't preach in context at all and as such isn't really a "Christian" I am certain the message was "Christians are kooks out for blood!" and it annoyed me.

The ending of the movie was just sad too, I mean not good sad either, sort of sickening sad. I certainly can't recommend the movie, that's for sure.

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Adam Leavelle
Westminster OPC
Roaring Spring Pa.

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That the "Christian" woman was an antagonist, limned to be disliked.

I don't like horror shows in the first place, and this makes "The Mist" more of a "horror" show than most.

Just one more indicator that Christianity is definitely under increased attack in our society.

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Anne Ivy
Christ Chapel Bible Church
Fort Worth, Texas

Married to Don, mother of six, grandmother to an ever-increasing brood.

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I saw it yesterday. For the most part, it followed the novella pretty closely except for the ending. The nut lady figured more prominently in the movie and gave me the impression that the producer was trying to fill time. That doesn't make much sense, though, given the length of the movie. I was actually getting bored during her longer scenes, checking my cell phone for messages, etc. In the novella, she basically fills a "Lord of the Flies" type of role, which is not the primary theme of the story. In the movie, one could come away with the impression that she was integral to the point.

The ending better fit O'Henry than King. I have great respect for Stephen King's writing. The movies over which he had some creative control have been excellent. Although the story line and even some of the dialog followed the novella pretty well, I don't see King signing off on that kind of ending, especially since it is almost the opposite of the one in the novella. Nor did the ending fit the flow of the movie. I'm not sure what they were thinking.

Based on just the thematic missteps, I would not recommend the movie either. Sad, because King's story is excellent.

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Bob Mattes
Ruling Elder, Christ Church of Arlington (PCA), Arlington, VA
Reformed Musings Blog

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old." -Martin Luther

Thanks for the warning, folks. I won't waste my money.

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Ivan Schoen, Pastor * Maranatha Baptist Church * Poplar Grove, Illinois USA www.maranatha-sbc.org/
"Mankind is divided into two sorts: such as live according to man, and such as live according to God. These we call the two cities...The Heavenly City outshines Rome. There, instead of victory, is truth" — Augustine of Hippo

Bob-how did the novel end? I was very annoyed at the movie ending.

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Adam Leavelle
Westminster OPC
Roaring Spring Pa.

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"Speak wisdom to a fool and he'll think you have no sense at all"

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You seriously want me to post a spoiler???? I'll PM you.

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Bob Mattes
Ruling Elder, Christ Church of Arlington (PCA), Arlington, VA
Reformed Musings Blog

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old." -Martin Luther

That's fine, but my entire post was a spoiler to the movie, well, except the ending explained in detail.

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Adam Leavelle
Westminster OPC
Roaring Spring Pa.

http://www.myspace.com/aleavelle
"Speak wisdom to a fool and he'll think you have no sense at all"

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Yeah, but the book is better. The story appears in the collection called Skeleton Crew from 1985, opening the book. There are a bunch of other good stories in the book as well.

I sent you the PM.

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Bob Mattes
Ruling Elder, Christ Church of Arlington (PCA), Arlington, VA
Reformed Musings Blog

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old." -Martin Luther

Sounds like a rare miss for Frank Darabount who has enjoyed enormous success adopting two other King stories into box office gold: The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.

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Travis Speegle
Redeemer Presbyterian, PCA (Waco, Tx)
Pacific Cross Roads, PCA (Los Angeles, CA)


"When it comes to trustworthy theologians one can usually honor the rule of thumb that the deader the better."-Dr. John Hannah, DTS (of all places)

Some big shots of the movie were taken in my really small hometown. Too bad the movie has a horrible storyline.

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Devin Brian
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Attending Trinity Baptist Church in Shreveport, LA.
Vivian, Louisiana, USA

"The fall of man is written in too legible characters not to be understood: Those that deny it, by their denying, prove it." - George Whitefield