Rather, they would argue that they created an artistic interpretation of Jesus to spark dialogue. Rather than staring at the screen (you're not forced to, you know), just turn to the people you came with and have a conversation. That's what most people do when I'm at the theater.

Yes, your e-mail address is required, but it's kept private. HTML is not allowed in the comments but you can use Markdown . Yet his proficiency only reinforces the movie's perfunctory, workmanlike quality. If you haven't thought about torture much -- if, for example, you slept through the Abu Ghraib scandal -- "Rendition" might make you think, at least just a bit. Yet over the past 15 years, for every high-tech, stunt-filled Mission Impossible , there are serious and even disturbing films such as American Beauty and The Hours . For every conventional Hollywood blockbuster apparently designed to appeal to the predilections of 12-year-old boys, there have been complex and sophisticated movies such as Traffic, Shakespeare in Love, Magnolia , and About Schmidt that are consciously made for grown-ups.

Yeah, I understood what was going on in that scene. And I understand how important that scene was and how it had to build on the opening scene. Yes, comics cost money. In fact, creating, publishing, and owning them feels like throwing money into a fiery pit that occasionally spits out a comic—or, if it’s Daredevil: Target or Planetary , a big blast of sadness.