Jun 15, 2009
Darwin Wrestles With Religion in New Movie
Take a sneak peak at the trailer for Creation, the Charles Darwin biopic starring Paul Bettany and based on the book Annie’s Box by Randal Keynes (Darwin’s great-great grandson). The visuals are lovely.
The film doesn’t have a U.S. distributor yet, but will hit theaters in the United Kingdom in September.
[...] we told you earlier this month, the Charles Darwin biopic Creation, starring Paul Bettany, will open the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. [...]
Since only half the evidence is known. I am refering to the subconscious. Lets assume that when all the evidence is available and we find that our destiny is designed to establish intelligent life and having achieved that, then go on to be designed by man himself, not by god. Will that have a better response than the one given by Darwin’s wife? She looked on the world without god as a world without purpose. I find it to be the opposite, exciting and mind boggling.
[...] Creation, the Charles Darwin biopic starring Paul Bettany, will open the 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. (Jennifer Connelly, Bettany’s real-life wife, plays his on-screen wife Emma). The movie, directed by Jon Amiel, is based on the book Annie’s Box by Randal Keynes, Darwin’s great-great grandson. As TIFF CEO and director Piers Handling explained the decision: The tension between faith and reason is prominent in contemporary culture and this intimate look at Darwin puts a human face on a man whose theory remains controversial to this day. We are pleased to open the festival with such an impassioned look at Charles Darwin, especially on the year marking the 200th anniversary of his birth. [...]