This post (3 Ways The Biblical Blockbuster Can Get Its Groove Back) was originally written for the Federalist by Lutheran Satire’s Hans Fiene. We thought you may enjoy it.
An acclaimed director, an Oscar-winning cast, an overflowing budget and endless supply of computer-generated imagery intended to bring life to one of the world’s most beloved and revered stories: This certainly seems like the formula for box-office success.
But while “Exodus: Gods and Kings” and “Noah” featured these ingredients, both films have been financial disappointments. The director of “Gladiator” cast Batman as Moses. The director of “Black Swan” cast Gladiator as Noah. In each case, audiences yawned. That shouldn’t have happened.
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