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The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Film · 144 min
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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Some adaptions of Faust deal with this theme exactly (ex. Kamelot's Epica and The Black Halo, or the film The Devil's Advocate). In these adaptions, Mephistopheles makes a deal with Faust for earthly bliss or power in exchange for Faust's soul upon death. Faust willingly accepts, then chooses to further pursue this power or bliss at some personal expense, a decision he later regrets, but blames Mephistopheles for. Mephistopheles then generously offers a genuine way to alleviate his loss, which Faust distrusts and declines, and he continues to suffer while blaming Mephistopheles for the consequences of his own free choices. Eventually, after much internal conflict, Faust accepts he alone is to blame for his loss and suffering, and at that moment he is given a second chance to choose differently.
Rumor is brandall10 is old enough to have seen the original Bill and Ted in the theaters and remembers the clusterf**k situation surrounding Dracula (https://bit.ly/3JlCppX). And other dramatic turns when paired against acting heavyweights like in the Devil's Advocate.
Acting is a craft. Criticism is healthy and isn't badmouthing. Keanu is a lovely human being. As an actor he lacks range for dramatic roles. He had some turns that showed promise (The Gift, the smaller films in his early career), but ultimately, that's not his forte. This is hardly a controversial opinion. He is a star and has created some iconic roles. It's fine to celebrate that and call it what it is.
Finally, brandall10 thinks kubancyk is likewise a swell guy and feels terrible that reddit isn't available and hopes he finds a better outlet soon for his lovely redditty musings.
It works fine for me, although Devil's Advocate does not seem available to me, so I tried other films.
http://variety.com/1998/film/news/settlement-reached-in-devil-s-advocate-case-1117467814/
Reminds me of this case. The movie made a reference to a sculpture, but made it appear demonic instead of the intended angelic effect.
The author of the work sued and won a settlement, having the scene be cut for video sales.
The Devil's Advocate had a statue that resembled another artist's work. Some of the home releases had the statue edited as a result of the legal case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil's_Advocate_%281997_film%29#Legal_problems
Comparison of the edits:
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4057
As Rod Serling would say, "Submitted for your approval":
Eraserhead Forbidden Zone Gaslight Invaders from Mars Invasion of the Body Snatchers Laura Minority Report Mirage Rebecca Suddenly, Last Summer The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The Devil's Advocate The Wizard of Oz Total Recall Vanilla Sky
Some are better than others, of course. And some fit the mindf definition better than others. Oh, well. These are some films that popped into my head.