Creation was a film that provided an interesting twist to the Evolution Theory. It shed light on the life of the great mind behind the theory that revolutionized our understanding of the world. I am embarrassed to admit that during and after studying his theories at school, I never gave much thought about Darwin’s life and his battles against society and religion. Thus, it was quite eye opening to see the process he went through to develop his book. Moreover, I was impressed by the cinematography of the film. Amiel was able to convey brutal images of dying animals in a way that looked natural and essential for the cycle of life.
We were lucky that the screenwriter of the film, John Collee was there for an Q&A session which gave a lot of insights about the veracity and accuracy of the film. It turns out that Darwin was a very active writer; he would keep diaries and an active correspondence with his friends, colleagues, and family. Therefore, many of the most significant lines of the film were actually written by him. Such valuable materials made the whole film much more authentic, as if we were actually glancing into his life.
There was an interesting remark made by the screenwriter, he let slip that he had some conflicts with Amiel, the director, about the last scene of the film. Collee wanted the little girl to disappear as Darwin walked towards the house to provide some closure. However, Amiel preferred to shot this scene having her walk all the way along her father. It is interesting how screenwriters and directors may have clashing ideas. In fact, before I thought that either the writer was not involved during the process of shooting the film, or that the director and the writer were the same person. Thus, it was interesting to learn that they worked along side from the writing process of the first story line to shooting the last scene of the film.
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