This Review Reveals Minor Details About the Plot.
Hell Hath No Greater Fury —
Plot Overview
Bradley Preston (Dylan O'Brien) has inherited the reins of an
international corporation upon the retirement of his
aging father. VP position
had been promised to planner & strategist Linda Liddle (Rachel
McAdams) who was a real workhorse—“good
w/numbers” & a “savant”—who'd been with
the company for seven years. Instead, it went to Donovan Murphy,
Bradley's Frat brother &
golfing buddy who'd been with the company a mere six months. Linda
exhibiting “balls” confronted Bradley in his office and
was told she just wasn't a “people person.” She related
well, though, to her pet cockatoo “Sweetie,” a high strung bird
known for being finicky, but her office mates avoided her out of envy.
In an eminently integrated office, Bradley had a black
exec sniff out “noxious
odors” from linda's lunch taken in the office. The camera
zoomed in for an extreme closeup of his flared negroid nostrils, so
the racial element was unmistakable. The 13th, 14th & 15th
amendments—freeing slaves—could not pass ratification
from the needed ¾ of the states without some southern
ones being occupied, which from a philosophical perspective
makes them invalid as consent needs to be freely given, not
coerced. Furthermore, contrary to Martin MLK's “I Have a
Dream” speech, the framers did not have in mind so-called
equality for the blacks, so from an originalist perspective, they
could still be enslaved. The Warren Court proceeded ahead anyway to
school integration in Brown v,
Board of Education, but Bradley is operating on a more
primal level. This becomes important when the roles of Bradley and
Linda get switched when stranded on a tropical island after a
company jet goes down on a business trip.
Linda “bringing home the bacon” to a laid
up Bradley tells him to, “Never mistake my kindness for
weakness.” She elaborates, “Maybe I'm a lot nicer boss
than you would ever be, … except for that part.”
“That part,” she tells him, was how the Egyptians
disciplined their recalcitrant slaves. Yes, that lady has balls,
which is more than Bradley is likely to have.
Ideology
Bradley and Linda compared
footwear in the office. Linda's brogans were sturdy walking
shoes while Bradley's were fancy and delicate. The apostle Paul
enjoins (1Tim. 2:9) “that
women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or
gold, or pearls, or costly array.” Her clodhoppers were
modest for sure. “Shamefacedness” has to do
with being easily embarrassed. Her stringy hair, food on her face,
and misapplied makeup would be an embarrassment in the mirror. She
was just too busy to detail her kisser; she would have made
herself more presentable at the Xmas party where Bradley was
all “flirty” with her.
The relevant note in my Franklin Electronic Bible reads, “Early printer's error for ‘shamefastness’, which means modesty of character.” The New Cambridge Paragraph Bible restores the original ‘shamefastness’, and the ASV of 1901 retains it, too. “Modesty of character” can cover a lot of territory. Let's look at one example from author Elliot Ackerman writing of after the war:
The first thing I built was the kindergarten for my daughter, Kifa. I didn't draw up any lesson plans then. I just began to teach with a few other mothers. To my surprise, I found more satisfaction in this modest pursuit than any other I'd taken on. (121)
Another modest pursuit would be Bradley's fiancée Zuri (Edyll Ismail) continuing the search after it had been called off, in a small pleasure craft with only one other crewman. She's a keeper.
More updated Bibles substitute other descriptions of suitable accessories, though I'm not certain how reliable male scholars are on women's fashions. The NKJV substitutes, “with propriety and moderation.” Yuri wore a diamond engagement ring that while not altogether excusing her shacking up with him, at least gave it some propriety, more than his dipping his wick in the typing pool would. As for moderation in modesty, Linda in her earlier marriage hid her husband's car keys in her purse when he was too drunk to drive. It was a modest restraint she placed on him. Moderately modest would have been when she did pass him the keys that one time. Her now late husband had an “accident.”
Production Values
“” was directed by Sam Raimi. It was written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It stars Dylan O'Brien, Rachel McAdams, and Edyll Ismail. O'Brien delivers a noteworthy performance. McAdams is the driving force of the film and displayed a full range of versatility. Ismail was chocolate eye candy.
MPA rated it R for strong/bloody violence and language. The scenery was gorgeous and the island fauna & flora plenteous. The frights were dynamic. The writing was superb once it got going. Runtime is 1 hour 53 minutes.
Review Conclusion w/a Christian's Recommendation
This one is not recommended for
those with fears of: flying, boating, surfing, hiking, climbing,
swimming, typhoons, hairy creatures or creepy crawlies. It's not
likely to boost one's confidence in the opposite sex in general or
frat boys in particular. On a positive note, though, mothers
against drunk drivers will love it, and so will bird lovers and Boy
Scouts. Consider it taboo for the airplane in-flight movie. It
might be a good idea to interview your date before taking
her—unless, of course, you're planning a break-up. Don't duck
out in the middle or you might miss critical elements of the story.
Movie Ratings
Action factor: Edge of your seat action-packed. Suitability For Children: Not Suitable for Children of Any Age. Special effects: Well done special effects. Video Occasion: Fit For a Friday Evening. Suspense: Don't watch this movie alone. Overall movie rating: Five stars out of five.
Works Cited
Unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations are taken from the Authorized King James Version (KJV.) Pub. 1611. Rev. 1769, 1873. Software, Print.
Scripture quotation marked NKJV is from the New King James Version, Copyright © 1979 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Print.
Ackerman, Elliot. Dark at the Crossing. Copyright © 2017 by Elliot Ackerman. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. Print.
Franklin note is from “The Bible Word Book,” R. Bridges and L. Weigle, Thomas Nelson 1960.
bibles.n7nz.org