Well, you didn't ask me, but I'd say it is when...

Posted by phone monkey at 1cust72.tnt3.minneapolis3.mn.da.uu.net on April 14, 2002 at 22:26:09:

In Reply to: Gramps, what did you see posted by 37th Apostle on April 14, 2002 at 22:17:42:

: as the most powerful moment in the movie? I'm torn between two..

Ben(Bartelby) has opened the doors to the church and sees God for the first time in several thousand years, and all his hubris fades away, and the only thing he can say is, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

That scene defined the movie for me. This is a film about that kind of arrogance - the pride and ego that come with power and the will to use it. What Bartelby acknowledges in that moment is that it's all acting out due to his pain, and to be healed, he just needs to admit he is wrong and find his way back to God.

Of course, the Azrael scene being deleted made this choice of most powerful scene a little easier. I'm not sure what I would choose if I had seen that one as part of the whole film.

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• Re: Well, you didn't ask me, but I'd say it is whe 37th Apostle 22:33:47 4/14/02 (6)
  • Yes. "Make it all not be true." I agree. There is phone monkey 22:42:10 4/14/02 (5)
    • The funniest moment, of course 37th Apostle 22:50:34 4/14/02 (0)
    • The funniest moment, of course 37th Apostle 22:50:34 4/14/02 (3)
      • Sorry, I have to go with the coffeeshop scene. phone monkey 08:01:09 4/15/02 (2)
        • I have to go with... DamonBabe101 11:36:53 4/15/02 (1)
          • You're biased. What's your fav scene w/o Loki? nt phone monkey 15:28:05 4/15/02 (0)

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