Nice idea but still doesn't make a lot of sense. In what way was God helping him by making him paint those evil paintings, which took up his time, made him neglectful of his family (and daughter especially), which in turn created the main opportunities for the killer to catch his daughter, TWICE!!!!
The film didn't have the courage of its convictions, it alluded to a lot of things which had potential and at some points looked like it was getting interesting, but didn't seem to know how to resolve them in the end, and didn't really bother. The various plotlines like the devil-ish art collector were half-baked and didn't go anywhere, making the film feel unfinished in the end. I wonder if it was cut short and the producers ran out of money or something?
Although it didn't have any bearing on the story as it seemed it would at the beginning, I liked the music, especially "For Whom The Bell Tolls" at the end, but unfortunately it didn't make it a good film.
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chilone (17262)
6 years ago
I see it differently. He became a prophet and was painting events that were already in motion which had to unfold as they did. He wasn't able to prevent Ray from taking her but he was able to ultimately stop him and find all his victims.
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vicky_lc2001 (1907)
6 years ago
His paintings were meant to be misinterpreted for the viewers to think they were evil or from the Devil. But the paintings were manifestations of his visions sent by someone, the white light alludes to God, which were meant as warnings or as a means to use him as an instrument to stop the killer and liberate the children's souls.
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