MOVIE
REVIEW
Title:
THE GOD QUESTION
Rating:
Starring:
Keith Langsdale, Jim
Lobley, Cate Damon
Written by:
Stan Freeman
Directed by:
Douglas Gordon
Genre:
Drama, Sci-Fi
Running Time:
88 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Production Company:
Mill River Films
Released by:
Bridgestone Multimedia
Group
Reviewed by:
Leah St John
Release Date:
Feb 2, 2015 : DVD
A
movie with an intriguing
premise, The God Question
revolves around former MIT
professor Stephen Kendrick, a scientist
who has access to a recently banned highly
intelligent super-computer he helped write
the source code for. With the
encouragement of Yale philosopher, Jane
Hurst, and the help of his friend, Alan Moss,
he sets out to see if he can get it to answer
that age old question, is there evidence for
the existence of God?
While the movie follows a pretty basic
storyline, it is well written and makes you
want to keep watching to the very end.
entertainment, you can’t turn your brain off
for this one!
“How come we’re asking a
machine, it’s never felt a
thing, never felt love, pain,
hunger. Never felt faith or
gut instinct… why are we
asking it a question about
God?” - Alan Moss
The God Question raised some good points
about man vs. machine, such as the value
of unique perspectives and opinions that
come from independent human thinking
and consciousness versus the “thoughts”
and “conclusions” of an inanimate soulless
machine.
Taking into consideration that this is a selfprofessed micro-budget movie, the
filmmakers did a pretty good job at bringing
their vision to the screen. For the most part,
the production quality is very good - I
personally think that it’s a lot better than
many other micro-budget movies I’ve seen
in the past. The acting was also good
throughout.
That being said, The God Question is not
going to be for everyone. Going in, you
need to be aware that this is a thoughtful
and conversation driven “thinking movie” it’s not a movie that is purely for
The God Question is a well made movie with
depth. I recommend watching it with
others, as it is a thought provoking movie
that proposes some good questions that are
sure to make you think.
CHRISTIAN REVIEW > 21