What if God Were the Sun?

quicksilver · 05-14-2007, 10:10 PM

Overall it has been a not bad movie. Lifetime movies typically end up with the guy beating the woman, or cheating on the woman, or doing any other host of things to advance the message: "woman good man bad." I guess they do that because of women's own general world view, but I digress.

That said, I'm a sucker for emo films when it comes to spirituality. Personally, I'm not sure about John Edwards, and this movie doesn't seem to follow the plot of his book by the same name. In the book the main character is a man; Lifetime's artistic license with the movie I guess. I think the title is interesting too because G.K. Chesterton, a famous Christian apologist, once said "God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it, you cannot look at anything else." There is a connection made by a dialogue between Lacey and Gena Rowlands where they ponder "the light" and where it is during our darkest hours.

Anyway, Lacey plays a nurse with lots of emotions and little in the way of expressing or dealing with them after her father dies. A terminally ill patient, after checking herself out of the hospital, requests Lacey's character, Janie, as her caretaker and teary-eyed emotion commences. I think Lacey's acting is ironically better when not doing sad scenes with the exception of the scene where she plays the part of Donnie to a blind woman just before she dies.

quicksilver · 05-14-2007, 10:44 PM

"Janie's" fiance was looking for her and described her as "very pretty, brown hair with a pony tail." How apt.

rlm · 05-15-2007, 01:46 AM

oh man i missed this movie. does anyone know where i can download it? i won't even be able to see the repeats when they air. ugg. i hate my job. i missed this, i missed heroes, i missed wwe raw. i'm downloading the others right now, but now i just need "what if god were the sun" to complete my monday. i heard it was a good movie. oh please someone help with this.

luv_monkey · 05-15-2007, 05:46 AM

if it makes you feel better I missed it too cuz I'm from the otherside of the globe haha

luv_monkey · 05-15-2007, 10:42 AM

you're in luck rlm, they're gonna air it again on saturday (friend told me) so check your local guide!

mikey4 · 05-15-2007, 10:54 AM

u guys didn't miss much...yes Lacey was good as was Gena Rowlands but even they couldn't make this movie worth watching more than once...and it was even hard to stay interested in it for that long..not terrible film but definitely not good either. Just my opinion and i am huge Chabert fan ever since 1994 and PO5.

quicksilver · 05-15-2007, 03:34 PM

yeah. Mikey's right. as I said, a "not bad" movie but I probably won't be getting it on DVD if it comes out.

rlm · 05-16-2007, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by luv_monkey

you're in luck rlm, they're gonna air it again on saturday (friend told me) so check your local guide!

oh great, work gets in the way again and i have no way to record it. but thanks for the info.

OllieMugwump · 05-16-2007, 08:28 AM

I will certainly NOT be watching this; anything to do with 'God', 'religion' 'faith' etc. just sends me into suicidal frenzy. Plus I think Chabert, like all Christians, is an empty hypocrite (especially after her sleaze shoot for Maxim) like Jesus himself (a Jewish Charles Manson/David Koresh), I'd better stop before I type something I may, or may not, regret.

God, if he exists, will get nothing from me but distrust and hate. (thinks getting himself nailed to a piece of wood solves anything?!)

luv_monkey · 05-16-2007, 09:03 AM

everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that but seriously why are your posts so negative?

Divi Dude · 05-16-2007, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv_monkey

everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that but seriously why are your posts so negative?

Hah, it's so out of place, I think it ends up looking pretty funny

OllieMugwump · 05-16-2007, 09:56 AM

Because I was BORN negative with autism; I am not alive, just in pain. Death and Oblivion following are my only comforts.

And please don't call me an 'Emo' (I despise the word)

quicksilver · 05-16-2007, 01:16 PM

I think the point of this movie was specifically that it talks about people who have pain in their lives. But one can only convey the message. It's up to an individual to either accept or reject it and live (and die) with the consequences of either decision. Perhaps that was the greater moral of the story.

Crimsonwake · 05-16-2007, 11:30 PM

Sounds like an Emo to me.

rlm · 05-17-2007, 02:08 AM

sure sounds emo but hey you're the one that brought it up first. i don't think anyone would have even said emo if you hadn't brought it up at all.

OllieMugwump · 05-17-2007, 02:50 AM

How very witty of you! Considerate too!

herbertlens · 05-17-2007, 05:30 AM

I recorded it (I had to watch Heroes, sorry

).

I'm going to watch it this weekend. I hate that con-artist John Edwards and I'm not expecting much, but I'll watch Lacey in anything.

luv_monkey · 05-27-2007, 09:19 AM

Ok I just watched the movie. I thought it was "ok" but much like earlier comments made here on the thread, I probably wouldn't buy this on DVD or go for a second viewing.

That isn't to say that Lacey's performance wasn't good. I thought Lacey did a great job especially the scene where she played the part of the blind woman's brother, Lacey crying just killed me lol

I thought Hello Sister, Goodbye Life was a better "family" film.

Oh and Lacey in the red dress was absolutely beautiful.

luv_monkey · 05-28-2007, 05:25 AM

oh look an 'exclusive' DVD of the movie on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WHAT-IF-GOD-W...QQcmdZViewItem

Divi Dude · 05-28-2007, 11:34 AM

The TV guide channel said it was on last night, but when I tuned in it was just some MEN ARE EVIL movie instead :\

05-14-2007, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
quicksilver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 180 My Profile	What if God Were the Sun? Overall it has been a not bad movie. Lifetime movies typically end up with the guy beating the woman, or cheating on the woman, or doing any other host of things to advance the message: "woman good man bad." I guess they do that because of women's own general world view, but I digress. That said, I'm a sucker for emo films when it comes to spirituality. Personally, I'm not sure about John Edwards, and this movie doesn't seem to follow the plot of his book by the same name. In the book the main character is a man; Lifetime's artistic license with the movie I guess. I think the title is interesting too because G.K. Chesterton, a famous Christian apologist, once said "God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it, you cannot look at anything else." There is a connection made by a dialogue between Lacey and Gena Rowlands where they ponder "the light" and where it is during our darkest hours. Anyway, Lacey plays a nurse with lots of emotions and little in the way of expressing or dealing with them after her father dies. A terminally ill patient, after checking herself out of the hospital, requests Lacey's character, Janie, as her caretaker and teary-eyed emotion commences. I think Lacey's acting is ironically better when not doing sad scenes with the exception of the scene where she plays the part of Donnie to a blind woman just before she dies.

05-15-2007, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
mikey4 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 130 My Profile	Not to be a jerk but..... u guys didn't miss much...yes Lacey was good as was Gena Rowlands but even they couldn't make this movie worth watching more than once...and it was even hard to stay interested in it for that long..not terrible film but definitely not good either. Just my opinion and i am huge Chabert fan ever since 1994 and PO5.

05-17-2007, 02:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
OllieMugwump Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 23 My Profile	How very witty of you! Considerate too! Last edited by OllieMugwump; 05-17-2007 at 04:32 AM..

05-27-2007, 09:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,120 My Profile	Ok I just watched the movie. I thought it was "ok" but much like earlier comments made here on the thread, I probably wouldn't buy this on DVD or go for a second viewing. That isn't to say that Lacey's performance wasn't good. I thought Lacey did a great job especially the scene where she played the part of the blind woman's brother, Lacey crying just killed me lol I thought Hello Sister, Goodbye Life was a better "family" film. Oh and Lacey in the red dress was absolutely beautiful. Last edited by luv_monkey; 05-27-2007 at 09:21 AM..

05-14-2007, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
quicksilver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 180 My Profile	"Janie's" fiance was looking for her and described her as "very pretty, brown hair with a pony tail." How apt.

05-15-2007, 01:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,218 My Profile	oh man i missed this movie. does anyone know where i can download it? i won't even be able to see the repeats when they air. ugg. i hate my job. i missed this, i missed heroes, i missed wwe raw. i'm downloading the others right now, but now i just need "what if god were the sun" to complete my monday. i heard it was a good movie. oh please someone help with this.

05-15-2007, 05:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,120 My Profile	if it makes you feel better I missed it too cuz I'm from the otherside of the globe haha

05-15-2007, 10:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,120 My Profile	you're in luck rlm, they're gonna air it again on saturday (friend told me) so check your local guide!

05-15-2007, 03:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
quicksilver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 180 My Profile	yeah. Mikey's right. as I said, a "not bad" movie but I probably won't be getting it on DVD if it comes out.

05-16-2007, 08:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
OllieMugwump Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 23 My Profile	I will certainly NOT be watching this; anything to do with 'God', 'religion' 'faith' etc. just sends me into suicidal frenzy. Plus I think Chabert, like all Christians, is an empty hypocrite (especially after her sleaze shoot for Maxim) like Jesus himself (a Jewish Charles Manson/David Koresh), I'd better stop before I type something I may, or may not, regret. God, if he exists, will get nothing from me but distrust and hate. (thinks getting himself nailed to a piece of wood solves anything?!)

05-16-2007, 09:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,120 My Profile	everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that but seriously why are your posts so negative?

05-16-2007, 09:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
OllieMugwump Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 23 My Profile	Because I was BORN negative with autism; I am not alive, just in pain. Death and Oblivion following are my only comforts. And please don't call me an 'Emo' (I despise the word)

05-16-2007, 01:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
quicksilver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 180 My Profile	I think the point of this movie was specifically that it talks about people who have pain in their lives. But one can only convey the message. It's up to an individual to either accept or reject it and live (and die) with the consequences of either decision. Perhaps that was the greater moral of the story.

05-16-2007, 11:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
Crimsonwake Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: small town Ohio Posts: 73 My Profile	Sounds like an Emo to me.

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05-17-2007, 02:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 2,218 My Profile	sure sounds emo but hey you're the one that brought it up first. i don't think anyone would have even said emo if you hadn't brought it up at all.

05-17-2007, 05:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
herbertlens Goat Whisperer Join Date: May 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,265 My Profile	I recorded it (I had to watch Heroes, sorry ). I'm going to watch it this weekend. I hate that con-artist John Edwards and I'm not expecting much, but I'll watch Lacey in anything.

05-28-2007, 05:25 AM	#19 (permalink)
luv_monkey Ga-ga for Love & Lacey Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,120 My Profile	oh look an 'exclusive' DVD of the movie on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WHAT-IF-GOD-W...QQcmdZViewItem

05-28-2007, 11:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
Divi Dude Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 19 My Profile	The TV guide channel said it was on last night, but when I tuned in it was just some MEN ARE EVIL movie instead :\