Friday, April 11, 2008

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

This is a movie I yearn to see. Less a comedy than it looks, according to what I've read in the pre-screen reviews. In fact, I don't believe it's a comedy per se at all.

Ben Stein is a favorite columnist of mine and this movie should be a compelling argument for the following statement: People aren't crackpots for believing in a creator; in fact, it just might be more reasonable to assume the position that "Intelligent Design" is a viable concept than the notion it's not.

From an early review I copped online:
Expelled is a hard-hitting, yet often humorous, documentary that chronicles how Darwin-dissenters have been ruthlessly expelled, or otherwise persecuted, in their professions. It is hosted by the very entertaining civil rights activist / economist / presidential speechwriter / cultural icon (actor and quiz-show host), Ben Stein, whom filmmakers follow as he goes on a personal quest to examine the origins question.
Official Movie Site

Official Super Trailer via YouTube

2 comments:

Tim A. Troutman said...

I'm looking forward to it as well. In fact, I'll go to the theater(where I havent been in years) to see this one.

patrick said...

just saw Expelled; the fact that Ben Stein isn't trying to win any popularity contests helps to validate his message... i gather that his goal is to promote free thought, especially more thinking about worldviews that drive American academia