Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002)

Wonderfully offbeat film!

Awesome Movie

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I have read all 13 books of the Left Behind series. After watching this movie,since i believe in God, obviously i am very moved. My suggestion after this movie was made, each book should have had a movie just like the first two. It'd be great, except don't leave out important details of each book in the movies. So i give 9/10 stars, i loved this movie. This one is based on the real prophecy of the bible and it has fiction in it of course in the story line. In addition to possible questions about the Left Behind series; Yes the Antichrist will be real, the chaos on Earth and people disappearing will be real. There will be 7 years of Judgement, so mankind will experience things it has never seen. Read Revelation in the Bible for more about the end of the world. No one but God Himself knows when all this is supposed to occur. Be prepared and keep your faith in Him. God and his only Son Jesus are real. Just believe in Christ and you wont have to worry about the Judgements and being left behind. The dead in Christ will Rise first and then the living in Christ will Rise. I don't think there are spoilers and i hope there isn't.

Some people suggest that it is not our place to criticise Christian films, and while a film about the end times may be interesting, I think we can get to the point where we dwell so much on them that we fail to see the bigger picture. The book, written by so called End Times expert Tim Lehaye, is simply a piece of speculative fiction that would be entertaining if not for the scary fact that some people believe that these stories are true. Look, Christ actually warned us against attempting to predict the end times, even with vague ideas by suggesting that because something is happening then Christ must be coming soon. Well, the bible pretty much says that Christ has been coming soon ever since he ascended into heaven. Also, I am sure that the ancient Christians thought that the end of the world was upon them when Rome was sacked, and that the tribulation had began, yet 1500 years has now come and gone since that happened.This movie is a little better than the first one though because at least it does give an outline of who Christ is and what he done, despite the fact that it still seems very contrived and forced. Okay, saying that somebody is in heaven is all well and good, and to some of that saying things like that is fine, but when we notice that theologically nobody actually goes to heaven, but rather inherits a place on the restored Earth then it can also come across as a little cheesy. Even then, some of the conversions are quite stomach turning (and this is all this movie seems to be, people becoming Christians), particularly with the guy named Chris (where did he come from). We have Ray sitting in his room telling Chris that he has a choice to either accept or reject Jesus, yet it is quite clear that Ray isn't going anywhere until he gets the answer he wants.As for the character of Nicolae Carpathian, he was just pathetic. In fact the character, and especially the accent, were just plain annoying. It was not the uncomfortable cringe you get when you encounter a character you do not like, but rather that intense irritation you get when you are confronted with a character that is so shallow and pathetic that you simply cannot stand watching him, and almost want to run from the room whenever he appears. Also, as I have mentioned, I think it is also insulting to Eastern Europeans to suggest that the anti-Christ comes from Romania.Oh, and then there is the so called climax of the film. First of all there are two witnesses at the 'wailing wall' who are being cordoned off and silenced. As it turns out these guys are actually Moses and Elijah (though why Moses since he was not taken up to heaving in a fiery chariot, he simply dies), but I wonder if this guys can go around torching people with fiery breath, and that they have an important message to tell, then why do they let themselves be imprisoned at the wailing wall. The second part of the climax (and this appears in the book as well) is when this super hardcore Jewish Rabbi comes to the conclusion that Jesus is the Messiah. Look, stranger things have happened, but I did find this to be somewhat insulting.

If you are fascinated by the end times I recommend this movie series. In the Tribulation force one week has passed and the world is in chaos until Nicolae is declared, in Buck's words 'president of the entire planet'. That means the Antichrist will rule ten kingdoms, which in turn will rule the world. Bruce stated that in the first movie. Then the religious scholar, Ben Judah is supposed to make the biggest speech in history. Of course Buck is assigned to it with almost full U.N. clearance, and Ray flies the plane. Buck plans to get footage of the witnesses at the Wailing Wall. He convinces Ben Judah to go and the get some footage. Unfortunately Nicholae stops the broadcast from reaching the world. Ben Judah hears the truth though. After that the all gather in Jerusalem to hear Ben Judah's speech. The one Nicolae had was a 'fixed' version. Ben Judah goes thorough the prophecies and announces Jesus as the Messiah and Nicolae lashes out at God. I encourage anyone to watch this movie and the others to come.

I loved this movie!! All of you people say you hate it, but I think that it rocked. You have the right to voice your opinion, but you don't have to purposely offend people when you do it. I am a Christian, and you guys are so offending.Back to the movie. It is an awesome movie, with a great point. I've seen it at least 10x. I'd suggest reading the books after watching the movie. I saw the movie first, and I loved it. Anyone who reads the book first usually hates them. They rock, especially Chloe. Janaya Stephens plays Chloe really well. Kirk was awesome, too. You might like it, because it's awesome!! Just go watch it!!