And true to Satan’s nature, he lied to Adam and Eve, telling them they wouldn’t die.
So Satan came along, disguised as a snake. Their rebellion would bring a separation between them and God.
They currently had eternal life, but eating of that tree would mean their life would then have an ending. God gave them a clear reason why he didn’t want them to eat from that one tree: they would die. Even if we have hundreds of choices available to us, if we’re told one of the choices we can’t have, we immediately seem interested in that one thing. In the middle of the massive garden, there was one tree that God asked them not to eat the fruit of that tree.Īs humans, we tend to be drawn to that one thing we’re not supposed to do. In all of this, God set only one rule, one restriction. They were to take care of every living thing that God created, the animals, the birds, fish, and all the plants on earth. In fact, God assigned them a particular job to carry out.
#Was the sex in the movie original sin real free#
It was close, intimate, rewarding.Īdam and Eve were created with free will, the ability to choose. Their relationship with God was unhindered. In addition to being able to reason, make choices, love each other, they also knew God on a personal basis. Frankly, I was terrified, but mercifully all was resolved.Q: Can you explain Adam and Eve’s sin - also known as humanity’s “original sin”?Īdam and Eve were the first humans. It's meant to be a thriller, but the only suspenseful moment comes quite late in the film, when it appears that a door is being left open for a sequel. (There's also a moment when the camera lingers on a cigar cutter - hmm, what can this mean?) But "Original Sin" is really about murky storytelling, bad dialogue and arty close-ups of Jolie's formidable lips. And the locations - with Mexico standing in for Cuba - are evocative. Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (who most recently shot the remarkable "Amores Perros") creates a lovely, faded-looking atmosphere. Like its lead actors, "Original Sin" looks great. The second half of the movie is a blur of dead bodies coming back to life, people who aren't who they seemed to be, and Jolie delivering all her lines very, very slowly, as if they'd make more sense that way. Unfortunately, poor Luis is kind of an idiot, and seems blind to all sorts of bad signs, such as the scars on Julia's back, her interest in his bank accounts, the trunk that she refuses to open, and her mysterious connection to what seems to be a second-rate road company of "Phantom of the Opera." Not to mention that we keep getting flash-forward scenes of Jolie jailed and wearing a headscarf, so obviously something quite awful took place.Īnyway, quicker than you can say "Who killed that bird?" a private detective turns up (Thomas Jane, with a curly mustache and even curlier upper lip), Julia vanishes, and off we go on a not-so-merry chase, as Luis pursues her in order to kill her and/or have sex with her (it's not quite clear). "Original Sin" kicks off with the arrival of Julia (Jolie) in Cuba as the bride of Luis (Banderas), a coffee merchant, and the two promptly get busy steaming up the sheets (you don't see too many naughty bits, but one does wonder how much airbrushing was needed to erase Jolie's famous tattoos). I kept picturing Billy Bob Thornton and Melanie Griffith skulking around the set, jaws clenched, during the many bedroom scenes, or perhaps going out for a drink (which was what I kept wanting to do throughout the movie). Unfortunately the two are never convincing as a romantic pair, perhaps because their own real-life Hollywood marriages have been so widely and tediously reported. The answer to the last question's easy enough: Clearly the filmmakers thought that the smoldering match-up of Jolie and Banderas, combined with period costumes and exotic scenery, would create erotic thrills and big box-office.
Rated R for strong sexual content and some violence. Written and directed by Michael Cristofer, based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich. With Angelina Jolie, Antonio Banderas, Thomas Jane. Why would the plot's climax be dependent on the availability of a late-night pharmacy in turn-of-the-century Cuba?Īre there no decent dressmakers in Havana (hence Jolie's problem with dresses constantly slipping off her shoulders)?Īnd why on Earth did this silly film get made?
For one, why was Angelina Jolie speaking in a plummy British accent, although her character is American? Many questions linger after the close of "Original Sin," Michael Cristofer's overwrought bodice-ripper.
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