Opening without a screening today at the Neptune theater in Seattle is “The Celestine Prophecy,” based on the popular 1993 novel by James Redfield.
The book discusses vegetarianism and various spiritual ideas, which some regard as having New Age characteristics. It tells the story of one man’s search for truth and the meaning of life. He undertakes a journey to understand a series of nine key spiritual insights which were discovered on an ancient manuscript in Peru.
Redfield, shares screenwriting credit for the film with producer Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon. It was directed by Armand Mastrorianni and stars Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann, Sarah Wayne Callies, Annabeth Gish and Hector Elizondo.
Using an approach that is part adventure tale, part parable, the film tells the story of John Woodson (Settle). Through a mysterious set of coincidences, he finds himself on an adventure to Peru in search of ancient scrolls, known as the Celestine Prophecy. Resistant at first, skeptical and unsure, Woodson finds that every step he takes, each person he encounters leads him to a new understanding enabling him to uncover his own destiny.
Publisher’s Weekly described the novel as “a cross between ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ and Moses’ trek up Mount Sinai.”
The movie is rated PG for some violence.
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