Bruce Almighty (2003)

Fill the gaps with a suitable preposition.

Film review

After a bad day ………… work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- ……… the world's new Heavenly
Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo,
NY, ……….. has been growing increasingly dissatisfied ……….. his existence, and after an
especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God ………. making his life miserable. To
Bruce's great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself (Morgan Freeman) appears, and tries
………….. convince Bruce ………. the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn't buying it, so God
gives him a chance to find ……….. what he's up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce
………. a week, to see how he'd handle things. ………. first, Bruce has a great time bending the
world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer
Aniston), but ………… six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn't done much to make the
Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum -- he has one day to
improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void.

Match the words with their meaning.

1.will a. To present as a gift or an honor; confer

2.To curse b. To become very angry suddenly
3.To fly into rage c. The state of being perplex
4.To handle d. To throw back
5.To bestow e. An empty space
6.To bend f. Very sad
7.To toss back g. To deal with
8.Void h. To make sth curve
9.Miserable i. To say rude words against God
10.puzzlement j. Deliberate intention or wish
Highlight all the vocabulary related to films and classify the words into verbs, nouns
or adjectives.

Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve
Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-
luck TV reporter who complains that God isn't doing his job right, and is then offered the
chance to try being God himself. Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Catherine
Bell, Lisa Ann Walter, and Philip Baker Hall also star, while Tony Bennett makes a cameo
appearance.
This is Tom Shadyac & Jim Carrey's third collaborations after working together in Shadyac's
first film Ace Ventura Pet Detective which also launched Carrey's career. Then three years
later, Shadyac & Carrey met again in the successful Liar Liar.
The film was a box office success despite mixed reviews from critics. When released in
American theaters in May 2003, it took the #1 spot at the box office, grossing $85.89 million,
higher than the release of Pearl Harbor, making it the highest-rated Memorial Day weekend
opening of any film in motion picture history until the release of X-Men: The Last Stand over
Memorial Day 2006. The movie surprised media analysts when it beat The Matrix Reloaded
after its first week of release. By the time it left theaters in December 2003, it took in a United
States domestic total of over $242 million and $484 million worldwide, breaking records as the
17th highest-grossing live action comedy of all time.

VERBS NOUNS ADJECTIVES

Writing. Write a paragraph (6-10 lines) answering the following question. Do not forget to
use connectors, phrasals, …

If you were bestowed with God’s Powers for a day, what would you do?