Evan Almighty (2007)
Director:
Tom Shadyac
Tagline:
« A comedy of biblical proportions »
Actors:
Evan Baxter
God
Joan Baxter
Dylan Baxter
Jordan Baxter
Rating:
(163’721 votes)
(163’721 votes)
Quotes:
« God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?
»
« God: How do we change the world?
»
« Evan Baxter: One single act of random kindness at a time.
»
« God: [spoken while writing A-R-K on ground with a stick] One Act, of, Random, Kindness.
»
« Congressmen: [reciting the Pledge] I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands-
»
[God suddenly appears right next to Evan]
« God: One Nation, under Me, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
»
[looks at Evan]
« God: How long you wanna do this son? I've got all eternity.
»
[Evan faints on spot]
Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:96 minutes
Plots:
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Buffalo newsman Evan Baxter is elected to Congress with the slogan, “Change the world.” He lucks into a huge house in a new Virginia suburb. His Capitol office is also fantastic, but there’s a catch: he’s tapped by the powerful Congressman Long to co-sponsor a bill to allow development in national parks. In steps God, who appears to a disbelieving Evan and gently commands him to build an ark. Tools and wood arrive in Evan’s yard, animal pairs follow, his beard and hair grow wildly, nomad’s clothes and a staff appear. Long grows impatient, Evan starts building, his family leaves him, reporters gather, and drought grips D.C. Still, Evan believes. But will he change the world?
Just like Bruce Nolan in Bruce Almighty (2003), the former news anchorman and newly elected Congressman, Evan Baxter, is facing a pivotal point in his life while trying to change the world. With a controversial bill waiting for approval, suddenly, strange coincidences start to occur, as the mysterious numbers 6:14 seem to sprout up again and again, and pairs of wild animals flock to his perfectly manicured lawn. Now, long silver hair and a matching beard complete the perplexed congressman’s new look. Has he become a modern-day Noah? Under those circumstances, has Evan, indeed, conversed with God? Above all, will, or, better yet, can Evan build God’s ark in time?
