But then - I'm only guessing here - the production process led to a dumbing-down of the material until the movie was faced with a paradox it could never explain: How could anyone as smart as Powder have a problem with the morons in this movie? The sad thing is that when movies like this fail, executives think that proves there's no audience for unusual, original pictures - because they think they've made one.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Jeff Goldblum as Donald Ripley. Sean Patrick Flanery as Powder. Mary Steenburgen as Jessie Caldwell. Lance Henriksen as Sheriff Barnum. Reviews Powder. Roger Ebert October 27, Now streaming on:. Powered by JustWatch. Now playing. A Cop Movie Glenn Kenny. All is Forgiven Sheila O'Malley. All that aside "Powder" remains a extraodinary film worth a look.
A young man is dicovered living in the basement of his recently deceased Grandmother. Obviously an albino he soons reveals a intellect and abilities unlike any human before him. Sean Patrick Flannery gives a great performance as the youth. Salva does a fine job of coveying his difficult entry into surroundings he's never expereinced. Others in the cast are very good as well including Mary Steenburgen as the head of the school he is sent to, Lance Henrickson as the local sherrif in a more sensitive role for him, And finally Jeff Goldblum as the science teacher who realizes what the young man is and the potential of mankind to evolve into a more humane species.
I don't think many people gave this film a chance based on the bad press Salva received. It's certainly one of the best films i've seen in recent years. Details Edit. Release date October 27, United States.
United States. Wharton, Texas, USA. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 51 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. Oct 25 TVLine. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Powder officially released in India in English?
See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. See the full list. The Rise of Will Smith. But one thing I've never really understood about Jeremy is who he is supposed to be. With Edward Scissorhands, there was some backstory explaining how he came to be: he was invented by a genius who died before he could finish him. With Powder, however, there is no such explanation. The film doesn't take the initiative to hold your hand. Instead, it leaves the mystery of Powder's being up to your imagination.
Due to the film's ambiguous nature, a lot of people have come up with theories about who and what Powder is, why he was born, and why he came to Earth. Some people have even compared Powder to the story of Jesus Christ. After all, Christ was persecuted on all sides, had supernatural powers, and was filled with an overwhelming sense of compassion for others. But I find it hard to agree with this interpretation.
The Christ was posed as having some kind of mission, but Powder doesn't seem to have a mission. When he arrives on Earth, he doesn't really help many people. Sure, he gives Deputy Harley Duncan Brandon Smith a change of heart after forcing him to see how cruel it is to hunt for sport, but by the end of the film, the deputy goes right back to being an asshole. Powder likewise shows unconditional love and compassion for John Box Bradford Tatum , a boy who bullies him relentlessly at the boy's home where he now lives.
Powder saves John's life after the boy had already threatened him with a gun and tried to kill him during a storm.
But like the deputy, John Box doesn't seem to have a real change of heart. At least, we don't see the aftermath of any epiphanies in the film.
This seems to indicate that Powder wasn't there to teach people to be better people. Powder was on Earth to simply learn about humans and observe their behavior.
Among the spiritual community, a Starseed is a person who incarnated on Earth from another planet or dimension.
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