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The Fourth Wise Man

(Starring: Martin Sheen, Alan Arkin, Eileen Brennan, Ralph Bellamy / Director: Michael Ray Rhodes)

We all know about the three wise men that brought gifts to baby Jesus 2,000 years ago. Much folklore and myth surround the event. Children and adults re-enact this great event every December. But have you heard about the elusive fourth wise man?

Martin Sheen is known as Artaban, a magi who is the fourth wise man. He is a prominent physician and learned man who carefully watches the stars and is convinced that the Christ child has come to earth. Much to the dismay of his closest friends and mostly-loyal servant, Orontes (Alan Arkin), he sells his great fortune to set out in search of this baby born in Israel. He sets off on his journey with only a few small provisions, but with precious gifts fit for a king. The Fourth Wise Man documents this fictional, yet realistic story (based on Henry van Dyke's classic, "The Story of the Other Wise Man"). What happens to him and his wise-cracking servant during their much-prolonged journey to find Jesus is a fascinating tale, full of subtle humor, irony, and sensitivity.

While The Fourth Wise Man features several big-name actors including Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen (in a cameo role), and Eileen Brennan, there is refreshingly nothing offensive at all. With good photography and an easy-to-follow plot, it is a great film for family viewing, appropriate for both children and adults. The theme that shines clear is that any life spent serving the poor and needy is truly spent serving Christ himself. After all, Jesus said during his parable of the sheep and the goats:

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'"

--Matthew 25:37-40

Year of Release - 1985

Source: http://www.christiananswers.net/spotlight/movies/pre2000/rvu-fourthwiseman.html

無間蘿蔔

今天終於按捺不住把兩棵較大的蘿蔔，拔出來看看，本是同田兼同年同月同日生，豈料一正一歪、一大一小，亦正亦邪，無間蘿蔔，你會選那隻呢？

不知是否先入為主，雖然西片一氣呵成把三集串連一集，始終覺得港產無間道第一集最好看，劇力萬鈞，演員稱職，可能首看時故事比較新鮮吧！

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【死亡筆記】賣座原因
(明報) 08月 16日 星期三 05:05AM

【明報專訊】由流行漫畫改編成電影的《死亡筆記》星期日有127萬票房，成績驕人。上映的院數其實不多，只有34間，與一般港片差不多，足見院商只是抱審慎樂觀的態度。上畫四天已累積了484萬廣告收入，在近年日本片來說，十分難得。

早前有過好幾部由熱門漫畫改編的日本片，成績一般，為何這部《死亡筆記》特別好﹖首先，這漫畫題材很特別，在香港累積了不少讀者。日本改編自漫畫的電影，大部分忠於原著，喜歡這漫畫的，入場不會失望。值得討論是《死亡筆記》題材荒誕，但劇情卻偏重邏輯推理，兩者好像有衝突，其實不然。

愛看《死亡筆記》的人，應該都愛用腦，因為這根本就是誰是兇手的遊戲，推理過程頗為繁複。電影在港收得，證明香港觀眾並非只愛看不經大腦的戲。觀眾的喜好是多樣化的，同一群觀眾，看無厘頭片可以看得很開心，看推理片，一樣可以齊齊動腦筋，看苦情戲，又會一齊落淚。把觀眾喜好看成單一化的電影人，因此便覺得觀眾口味難以捉摸。

筆者認為只要電影拍得好，不故作高深，大部分觀眾是會接受的。但拍得好不是大晒，也需要有賣點，能掌握時機才會成功。如果不是港片今年暑假表現不濟，《死亡筆記》也不會有如此佳績。最後，觀眾是比較尊重原創的，過於遷就觀眾的跟風之作，不會很受歡迎。

郭繾澂