Oh God, (1977) Mr. George Burns, Ms. Terri Garr,
along with country singer Mr. John Denver

This movie stars George Burns (he does a great song sing to "I wish I were 18
again" You'll find the clip posted at sites on the net including youtube - well
worth listening to I say - very well done! Also posted at our related music site
musicfromrizzo.com
This movie asks whether if God came down to earth in the form of a man (for
arguments sake) he would have satisfied our idealism perspectives in what sanity
he would bring to us in responding to questions - some timeless questions in
fact - and whether his so-considered "flock of sheep" in congregations would be
still following along with church leaders seeming mainly to want to sate on
desires to deceive, to exploit and to lust after whatever it is they are in fact
practicing as a lifestyle behind closed doors such as hate for all but money and
the like perhaps.
George Burns plays "god" no one seems to mind that its a human image form on
that screen purporting to be god for crissakes - we know its just to serve a
purpose in a depiction which is made use of simply for arguments sake to show
that no matter what
image is used - no doubt here's always likely some question as to why the image
fails to satisfy any persons or all persons idea of "infallibility" in regards
to whatever interpretation they might place on "perfection" as all would expect
any man form to be perfect - if he is
claiming to be god for crissakes -
especially in how he lives what example he sets and what it is he says. At
the
end of the movie he offers seeming no help at that point to the character played
by Country star John Denver whose job he cost him as a Manager at a supermarket
along the way at the cost to his wife and family that included dear Ms. Teri
Garr for crissakes - where's the perfection in that? So its not scripted to show
god as any better at the end of it all than whatever musings in the backrooms of hollywood one might see emanate from all the smoke billowing back there as the
wheels churn in the minds of those involved - fallible minds of course as we
have no doubt seen invariably along the way - all that observe as carefully as
one might expect and critical engagement of the sanest minds equally I submit
with care.
Michael Rizzo Chessman
(moviesbyrizzo)
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