Divination (2011) Reviews

• Awful, just terrible... with some good special effects.

  Beladona_132013-09-15

  My wife and I didn't make it more than halfway through. Terrible lighting, one actress' face is a solid shadow while the other has a shiny glare on her forehead! Atrocious acting; telegraphing lines, stiff movement, awkward pauses, etc. Some of the CGI was sub par, but most was brilliant. The plot was thin, a worn out story told to death... I just can't find much to say about this film that's positive. Not even one of the characters made you feel any sort of empathy. It's tough to identify with a character who is wooden and unnatural. The first half of the movie seems bent on pushing the message that all couples must breed. I understand this is a faith based film, but come on! Why push this agenda in a film made for entertainment! In summary, Don't waste your time on this one!

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• Awesome movie

  fernanda_green2013-12-31

  This is a great Christian-led movie for the whole family to enjoy. It conveys a deep message and open viewers' eyes to the spiritual world. Unfortunately, Christian related activities (i.e. music, videos, etc.) are no longer popular publicly. Since new campaigns have been endorsed to terminate Christianity and bring rise to the co-existence of all religions, Christian events may no longer be exhibited or promoted at large-- as it may be offensive to other cultural backgrounds and religious affiliations. Having said that, Christianity must now find a new way to captivate the eyes and ears of all peoples -- especially those who are not believers. What I like the most about this movie is that it wisely describes Christianity in a subtle way. One may not hear the word, "Jesus," but he or she will surely hear: "The blood, the tree of life, the bleeding tree" -- symbolism conveying "Christ." All in all, I love this film and would love to see more movies like it.

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• Superb open minded explanatory of metaphysical warfare

  thermop572014-01-11

  This film is for OPEN MINDED people, those who really do question why things happen, coupled with the understanding that 'We are not alone.", that the physical world is not all there is to 'life'. What amazed me about the story line is that it provided a 'real world' example of how people who believe themselves to be 'open minded', but very secular minded politically, however also believing in a general form of 'spirituality', end up experiencing things that a 'generic spirituality' cannot explain. These folks usually believe that ANY spirituality is a good thing, so long as Jesus is not mentioned, or the Bible, unless comments about either are in some form derogatory. This film asks many questions of such people, and the answers are not comforting to them; because the film proves that by worldly standards, it is 'ok' to hate people who follow Jesus. The fine script writing does this without mentioning Jesus, or the Bible, even once: the writers did it by noting books and beliefs CONTRARY to biblical Christianity, and emphasized the popular mindset of 'believe in anything, because 'whatever' you believe, it will be right for you'. Acting is really good, foreshadowing is good, CGI (Computer Graphics) is superb, and all of it fits together nicely. This film won't make Atheists happy, nor will it put a smile on Social Progressives faces, or the faces of other anti-biblical Christian folks. However, IF you've got an open mind, enough to give what the Bible has to say a chance, the SAME chance as any other religious text, then this film is for you. Should you be just another anti-Jesus zealot, this film will NOT please you. Cheers.

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• Low-budget Dark Supernatural Drama Brings Out the Angry Atheist!

  lyrafowlpotter2019-02-19

  If "Divination" is Christian propaganda, than I guess "A Dark Song" is super propaganda for Ordo Templi Orientis. Of course, I don't believe either are necessarily propaganda, I'm just making a point. When a film is about something you don't like just scream "PROPAGANDA" and "FUNDAMENTALISM" to discredit it! Works like magic, or so you would think Atheist think. To further address this point before I get into my review: This film represents NOTHING about real fundamentalism, but atheist love to use that word as a "win all battles" weapon, sorry, you lose. This film, if you are an actual Christian, isn't at all Christian. While it contains many themes borrowed from the Bible, it make no mention of the Bible, God, Jesus, or salvation. The closest it comes is an entity called "The Perfect One", but outside of mentioning the creation of angels, it really doesn't resemble anything from the Bible. Whereas "A Dark Song" literally goes painstaikingly through a REAl Allestair Crowley Ritual. My point is, don't call something something it isn't just because it contains themes you are uncomfortable with. As a real Christian I find "Divination" repugnant on multiple levels, simply because it spits on the Bible just as much as "A Dark Song" does. It borrows heavily from "This Present Darkness" by Frank Peretti. Pentacostals love to use Frank Peretti's book as a jumping off point for spritual warfare and it has FAR more in common with that book than the Bible. I found this to be a relatively well-done low-budget supernatural drama regarding the battle between good and evil. I think the beliefs put forth in it are utter hogwash, and certainly this does not, as already stated, resemble anything close to real and orthodox Christianity. In reality, Christians cannot see the supernatural realm like some people claim, such as: Mike Bickle, Bob Jones, Cindy Jacob, Benny Hinn, etc, etc, and FYI none of those represent genuine Christinity, they represent the NAR or WoF teachings, that's it. I actually felt the dialog in here was somewhat realistic, the problem was, much of the acting as very wooden. The best acting came from those playing Jason, Joshua, and Dee. Lisa Coronado as Dee probably had the best acting overall, and she has the longest resume of anyone on this film, so I think that bolsters that. Unfortunately the direction is dull, the camera work is dull, and the editing is just not great. There are a whole lot of confusing cuts and confusing dialog early in this film, particularly revolving around The bald guy and the blonde character, her involvement with other characters and the primary plot seems to be there, but its not. The fight seems while interesting, are sometimes a bit cheesy due to the effects overlaying the scenes, the best fight seen involves the least effects and while performed a bit wooden, the actually choreography is pretty decent, coming from someone who knows martial arts, I thought it was not bad. On the whole, this is NOT a Christian movie, and it absolutely not fundamentalist in any way shape or form, and though it certainly has a good versus evil theme, and is not positive about the occult, it does not contain anything explicitly Christian. Even many New Agers believe in angels and demons, that isn't exclusive to Christians. If that bugs you go watch "A Dark Song" instead, that movie has some equally cheesy moments, and was equally convoluted at times, even though it's a better film. I only bring that movie up to make a point that the primary arguments made against this film are silly and baseless. Its not a bad film for what it is, and the script is honestly pretty good, it just isn't as well executed as it could be. God Bless ~Amy

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• Nice Portrayal

  danyread2015-11-23

  This movie is a good reminder of how many people live at the mercy of fear and demonic attack, and it shows how simple it can be to come under protection through the blood covenant we have in Christ. He holds the keys! This is one of the most difficult subjects to portray, and it's done with respect and reverence. The acting and cast are great. I love the way the writer treats those who are sensitive to spiritual awareness. We have a gift, and it's something that can be tarnished and perverted, but it's definitely God- given and can do much in the service of the Most High. I'd be hesitant to show this to young children or anyone who might become enthralled with the desire to see angels and demons. We need to be more enthralled with the One who makes it all possible for us to live in joy and peace, love and prosperity. He has a name and He is still alive today. His power is what gives the authority to those we see at work here. But we can meet Him, too! No need to settle for the servants when we can enjoy the Lord of the house. However, this film also has a broad appeal. This film has a lot of intensity, parents choose wisely.

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