Creation opens with the bold statement that Charles Darwin had one of the single greatest ideas in the history of mankind. The movie takes that idea and examines the man behind the book. Darwin is known for the book On the Origin of Species that introduced the concept of natural selection and evolution. The book still stems controversy, but a lot of controversy occurred before a page was written. The film jumps around in time showing various stages of Darwin’s (Paul Bettany) family life. There is not much showing his research process, which is fortunate because that is a difficult thing to make dynamic on screen. Instead it focuses on the family struggle. His wife, played by Jennifer Connelly, is a stanch Catholic and his daughter adores his father’s look of science.
Creation
Creation
Creation
Creation opens with the bold statement that Charles Darwin had one of the single greatest ideas in the history of mankind. The movie takes that idea and examines the man behind the book. Darwin is known for the book On the Origin of Species that introduced the concept of natural selection and evolution. The book still stems controversy, but a lot of controversy occurred before a page was written. The film jumps around in time showing various stages of Darwin’s (Paul Bettany) family life. There is not much showing his research process, which is fortunate because that is a difficult thing to make dynamic on screen. Instead it focuses on the family struggle. His wife, played by Jennifer Connelly, is a stanch Catholic and his daughter adores his father’s look of science.