The Celestine Prophecy (film)

The Celestine Prophecy is an adventure film ( with superimposed spiritual content ) from the year 2006. It was created based on the eponymous novel by James Redfield from the year 1993. The German premiere was on October 6, 2007 in Frankfurt.

Short Description

The film tells the story of recently released history teacher John Woodson, as it experiences a acquaintance of a mysterious nine -part writing, of The Celestine Prophecy just waiting in Peru under the title on its decipherment and interpretation. Suspecting no evil he stumbles directly into dangerous entanglements between representatives of the local church, state powers and other powers. At the same time he meets always new, different people who are both physically and spiritually help him a lead in stages closer to the content of the individual prophecies and their personal consequences. During the tumultuous events it is becoming apparent that John's path has led him fatefully there.

Content

John Woodson sees his life at a crossroads. His job as a history teacher at the local high school was dismissed him. Now his future is not so clear before him, as he always thought. Disillusioned, disappointed and temporarily disoriented he states: Something must be done.

In this phase, John receives a call from his good friend Charlene, her sign journalist who happen to be on a short stopover in the city. They meet over dinner and she told me that she is on her way to Peru, where she wants to pursue an extraordinary story. They also reported the visit of a wonderful retreat called Viciente she had recalls John. In this system, a dedicated group of people with the study of special, ancient manuscripts was busy and she would have met there a priest named Father Jose. The priest initiated her into the mysteries of their work and told, these writings contained a prophecy that was written before the birth of Christ and were made of nine findings. Foreseen is the fact that there would be a time in which the violence and unrest in the world leads to a new awakening. This awakening would come from all religious traditions and lead to more humanity and deep spirituality. It would cause a reorientation in the cultures and people of the 21st century. And this time would be NOW. Charlene told him further, that they would feel for any reason that he should go to Peru in order to convince himself of it. First, he is cynical in the face of such tales, is but then amused when he later finds a travel brochure on Peru in his mailbox. He spontaneously calls to a travel agency and booked a room for the flight the next day.

On the plane he meets a professor who also knows of Father Jose and said manuscripts. This professor is also involved in the certification of the authenticity of these documents. Probably written in the 5th or 6th century BC, they were found in a wooden chest of the early 16th century. He tells John that he thought someone from the early Franciscan Church would bury this on the occasion of Pope Celestine V.. Eight of the manuscripts have been discovered so far. The Ninth am missing.

The plane lands and their paths diverge. Even while John thinks back to the beautiful woman he saw at the airport, he checked out a already in his hotel.

A little later he wants to stretch your legs with a walk in the streets of Lima, when he happens to meet on father Jose. Their brief conversation is suddenly interrupted, when armed men show up out of nowhere. The priest tells John to go, the men come closer. Robert Jensen, a senior agent wants to know of Father Jose, where the manuscript of the ninth knowledge is. When John flees to get help, it still looks like a gun is pointed at the priest.

Accompanied by the professor, whom he had met on the plane, he returns to the place of confrontation. Not the slightest trace of a violent crime, only a beggar girl sitting by the roadside. Something enter they look around and while they are still considering what to do, the professor is seized and taken before John's eyes of agents.

Police sirens sound, and again as if by chance John is brought by a stranger to safety. Wilson " Wil " James, the leader of Father Jose, explained to him the seriousness of the situation. He could not go back to the hotel and the U.S. embassy would not help him, on the contrary, he must accompany Wil to Viciente - had told the place of the already Charlene. Speechless in the face of many coincidences on his journey John agrees, but insists to learn more about the manuscripts and the knowledge contained therein. Wil tries to explain John that this is currently experiencing the manifestation of the first spiritual knowledge. They describe how people are realizing that certain events shape their lives and lead them in a certain direction. Nothing is without meaning. John begins to realize that every step in his life has led him right here, that it will make sense that he has not yet understood.

He sleeps fitfully on their journey to Viciente, his dreams are suddenly very real: pictures of a little girl and ruins of long forgotten times come to him strangely familiar, as if it were his home, or at least a familiar area. On their way, Wil and John come to a summit, which offers a breathtaking panorama and a tremendous resemblance to John's dreams comprising: the ruins of Celestine, the place where the first of the nine manuscripts were found. In the valley is the mission built by Cardinal Sebastian. This is the highest-ranking member of the church in a country where church and state compete for sovereignty and make the mountains rebels uncertain.

The companions travel off the traveled way and soon reach it, the mystical oasis of Viciente. Here they Miguel welcome, and a good friend of Wil is introduced John, her name: Julia. She tells the two excited that the ninth knowledge was probably not held in one of the manuscripts. The knowledge would in an auspicious moment simply join them. And John is just showed up at such a moment. The former history teacher explored further in the area around Viciente while Julia is quite clear that he is here to help. She asks him as soon as possible to learn the first findings and thus to accept the synchronicity of events that have led him right here. Thus, it is not the first person who advises John, to open up to the higher perception.

Meanwhile, John Marjorie has noticed the beautiful woman he had seen at the airport of Lima. She explains how the energy flow of people working and that the effect of controlling John. He needs to stop in return, trying to control others. Only then is it possible that his destiny fulfilled in Viciente.

Peace in Viciente is not of long duration: Forced to flee, Julia and Marjorie take, although the manuscripts per se, but are separated from John and Wil. In a roundabout way, they find each other again to land shortly thereafter equal in the crossfire of military and insurgent groups. On the top of all the despair and loneliness, as John sees itself separate from Wil and persecuted by the military, the realization hits him like a blow: he must open the new perception and beauty, which is described in the prophecy. And his fate is finding the ninth knowledge.

The dramatic end John meets the girl of his dreams. She leads him and his friends back to the ruins of Celestine. Here them is revealed the future of mankind in a flood of light and colors.

Characters

John Woodson

Disillusioned and temporarily disoriented John Woodson is facing a dramatic and drastic development in his life. Through a chain of coincidences, he finds himself in an adventure in Peru again. There he goes in search of ancient manuscripts, the Celestine Prophecy. At first reluctant and skeptical, John learns with every step, every encounter with a person, a new consciousness.

Charlene

Charlene is a journalist and John for the first time brings the story of the exploration of the Celestine Prophecy closer. She also knows Father Jose. She is sure that John will soon travel there a spiritual way in it.

The Professor

The professor is a random traveling acquaintance of John. He also knows Father Jose and white of the clerical environment in the context of the scriptures to report. After the disappearance of Father Jose he supported John at this happened in the re- inspection of the site. He is however kidnapped by agents and thus disappears from Johns nearby.

Father Jose

Father Jose is a very good judge of the writings, which include the nine Celestine Prophecy and works in the team assembled for this.

Wilson " Wil " James

Wil is the leader of Father Jose, John explains the seriousness of the situation and leads him to Viciente. He tries to explain the spiritual insights for John, showing him the ruins of Celestine and becomes a very good friend of John exempt from many a predicament.

Marjorie

Marjorie is perceived by John for the first time at the Lima airport, but only in Viciente they get to know personally. She knows the secret to the energy flow of people and opposes the controlling aura around John. She explains to him that he had to completely open and cease working toward total control. Only in this way could meet his fate.

Julia

The lovely Julia is a good friend of Will and John is presented in Viciente. She suspects the ninth knowledge is by no means a written nature, probably get them to John, as he has come in one auspicious moment suddenly to them.

Cardinal Sebastian

When John and Wil arrive at the ruins of Celestine, they see a mission in the valley. This was built by Cardinal Sebastian. He is the highest ranking member of the church in this country. It prohibits the manuscripts found and can destroy all copies, he sees threatening the world through the knowledge.

Father Sanchez

Father Sanchez is a friendly priest, who is an ally Johns. He accompanied him on the paths of the Andes and acts as a kind of mentor to John in appearance, who initiates him into the mysteries of knowledge.

Robert Jensen

Robert Jensen, is presented as an archaeologist and the true founder of the group, exploring the contents of the manuscripts. Later it becomes clear that it acts as a high-ranking agent in the government's favor.

Reviews

" The adventure film based on James Redfield's book propagates its esoteric ideas, which due to the dilletantischen [sic ] implementation but fails in every respect ," says the Encyclopedia of the International film. The Nürnberger Nachrichten wrote during a special screening of " In the film, the pale hero John learns these " lessons " of happy grinning colonizers on a farm in Peru - trapped in the aesthetics of a Mural from the 80s. "

At Rotten Tomatoes is (as of April 2010) was below 23 reviews only a positive. The film critic Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle described the film as " cumbersome - not only unconventional, but awkward ." In its list of the Worst Movies in 2006 Celestine was ranked third

Media

  • The Celestine Prophecy. An adventure. , DVD, ISBN 9-783-79342138-2
2006 in film Armand Mastroianni Screenplay Film score
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