John Lindal’s Blog

Devil’s Advocate

This movie is scary, but it would be even scarier if somebody watched it and didn’t get scared because the main point is that the battle never ends. Every time you overcome one temptation, another one comes along before you have time to blink. Satan is infinitely clever, beyond anything we can anticipate, so we stumble over and over again. Without the forgiveness offered by Jesus Christ, we would all be lost.

I didn’t like the fact that the main character said no to Old Scratch by committing suicide, since that is itself a sin, and I have philosophical problems with the idea that time could rewind, but neither of these detract from the main point. It’s an awesome, terrifying movie.