Movie: Legion - The Humanistic Message Behind It

Humanism: "An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters."

Firstly, this movie is so boring I nearly fell asleep. Secondly, it conveys the message that God is not an immutable* being and is not all powerful. The movie tells the story of Michael, the Archangel, coming down to earth to save a baby who is supposed to save humanity. God had ordered the baby be killed because he has lost faith in human beings(as told by Michael). But Micheal disobeyed God because he said he believes there is still hope in human beings. So Michael fought against humans that have been possessed by 'angels' to save the baby.(the possessed humans looked like zombies and kill anyone indiscriminately - looked more like satan's work than God's)

It conveys the message that God is a being who can get depressed, and so affected by this condition that he changed his mind about redeeming people, and instead bend on destroying them. [This is not true because God has been working to redeem his creation from the beginning. God even send His son, Jesus, to die for our sake in order to redeem us. God is unchanging, he is not fickle like man.(Numbers 23:19, 1 Sam 15:29, Heb 13:8, James 1:17)]

When asked for the reason why Micheal decides to disobey and come, he said it was because he saw the resoluteness of human beings - that despite destroying themselves in wickedness, some never give up in living. He said he has not lost faith in humans, but God has. And he believes humans can be saved - by their own actions, by themselves, by giving birth this baby saviour of the human race. And the show attempts to prove this by showing how Michael and the protagonists won the day by winning against God supposedly. It tells us that God is not all powerful - humans can win God by their determined fight.[The bible will tell us this is not the case. God the creator is all powerful and He has power & authority over all things - because He created them. There are tons of stories in the bible to show us this. Even nature has shown us how frail human beings are. We are helpless against earthquakes, diseases and other disasters.]

The show end by showing a resurrected Michael rescuing the baby from Gabriel (Gabriel had supposedly killed him in an earlier fight). Gabriel asked him how is it possible for him to be resurrected. To which Michael replied, "You gave him(God) what he wants. But I gave him what he needs". As if to say - "I've proven to God that human beings can still be saved. I've restored God's faith. Therefore now he changes his mind(again) and have me protect the child."

God having an unstable mind, powerless and given up on the human race? That is NOT the God that I worship. The God I worship is full of grace and love; unchanging and all powerful, merciful and compassionate. So much so that He gave His only son, Jesus for our redemption; knowing that human hearts are deceitful and incapable of saving themselves. If we(human beings) could do it, there would be world peace by now. We couldn't because our hearts are sinful - we reject God, we have a marred self identity, we have broken relationships with others and we are even destroying nature(which is part of God's creation) - we have caused sufferings for ourselves and others one way or another. God has been working to redeem us since the Fall; and one day, it'll be all over. There'll be a new heaven and a new earth - where there will be no more suffering, no more tears, no more struggles and no more sins. There will be joy and peace and life everlasting.

So beware my friends. Do not be deceived into thinking that we can save ourselves. We know how frail we are, don't we? Let us admit that, and turn to God.

"I have love you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness" - Jeremiah 31:3

*immutable = unchanging over time