Um suspense em que uma batalha de filosofias entre um fundamentalista cristão e um ateu se eleva a uma luta letal de forças de vontade.Um suspense em que uma batalha de filosofias entre um fundamentalista cristão e um ateu se eleva a uma luta letal de forças de vontade.Um suspense em que uma batalha de filosofias entre um fundamentalista cristão e um ateu se eleva a uma luta letal de forças de vontade.
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- Chris
- (as Chris Gorham)
- Frank
- (as Dean West)
- Housekeeper
- (não creditado)
- Detective
- (não creditado)
- Cameraman
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- Patricia Wilson
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Avaliações em destaque
One of the marks of this film's fascination is that it can be read in many different ways--essentially a thriller, it is also a story that questions the nature of human love, of our place in the universe, as well as the human relationship to whatever God might be worshiped. It features some outstanding ensemble acting by a quartet of four, each of whom defines a character with both strengths and flaws...rather perversely, one waits out the film to see a possible suicide, and as Hitchcock so often implicates members of the audience as voyeurs, one feels similarly (if willingly) manipulated here.
I thought all the characters seemed believable, both in their lines and beliefs. The storytelling bounces around a bit which I love, it allows you to make assumptions and try to figure everything out before its revealed.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching The Ledge, and I plan on buying it on DVD so I can lend it to people. I can only hope that this does alright and more atheist protagonists are created.
I have a tear in my mind, I'm slightly outraged; no predictable film should have such an effect on me. And yet...
Viewers of the film may nitpick the details, but they must stop at the fringes to be concerned with the superficial-alities. The meat of the film lies in debate and action - what the characters do, not blowing things up kind of action. Are you willing to put action to your most devout beliefs?
Fine acting, a fine plot; I wholeheartedly recommend this film.
The main struggle is between a Christian with extreme beliefs, and an Atheist who just wants out. Uniquely, it's the only film I can think of that has an openly atheist hero and an A-list cast. And ironically, the few people who have complained about this show exactly what the film is trying to portray: that some people are so intolerant of atheism that even one movie among the thousands in history is too much for them.
To me, the star of this film is Patrick Wilson, who plays the fundamentalist. Instead of becoming a monster, his portrayal links completely normal passions like love and protection and revenge that we can all identify with, but then takes it to the natural conclusion, egged on by his convictions that anything he decides to do must be blessed.
Thus the central thesis of the film -- that belief can go too far -- is played out on a small stage. This is a drama of just 6 people, but the intricate explosions between them pull at the heartstrings far more effectively than a car chase in an action film would. We hear so much about the dangers of religion in big stories like 9-11, gay rights, and abortion rights. Here is a film about the dangerous of religion in the everyday, the dramas so commonplace that everyone who watches can find something in their own lives to compare it with.
Sure, I've never walked out onto The Ledge. But something about the masterful writing and acting in this film creates an authenticity that is undeniable.
Go ahead. Rant against atheism. Show us how intolerant you are. Violent words and deeds are the response of someone backed into a corner, desperate not to lose it all, just like "Joe" is in this film.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesThe film's premise is somewhat similar of the Stephen King short story, also called "The Ledge".
- Erros de gravaçãoAt 1:12:27 into the movie, as the camera pans to Gavin on the ledge talking to Hollis, the sun is high casting only a partial shadow ton the gray building in the background. The camera then switches to just Hollis looking out of the window, and when it goes back to show Gavin again, the shadow on the gray building behind him covers it almost completely. But the next two times we see Gavin at the same spot the shadow moves back and forth, revealing that the scenes were shot earlier but cut in for the sake of the narrative.
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Gavin Nichols: [after Shana tells Gavin she and Joe are going to a new church that does missionary work in Uganda, that's against smoking, drinking, immodest dress for women and secular music]
[scoffs]
Gavin Nichols: Jesus Christ. Restrings your guitar one day, stops you from playing it the next.
Shana Harris: You're so flippant, aren't you? You have no idea what it's like to lose everything and to try and put it all back together again.
- ConexõesFeatured in Conan: An Atheist Named Faith (2011)
- Trilhas sonorasEverything
Written by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott
Performed by Lisbeth Scott
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- Orçamento
- US$ 10.000.000 (estimativa)
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 9.216
- Fim de semana de estreia nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 5.176
- 10 de jul. de 2011
- Faturamento bruto mundial
- US$ 1.345.871
- Tempo de duração1 hora 41 minutos
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- Proporção
- 1.85 : 1