“Creation”, the film, released in September 2008. Directed by Jon Amiel, it is based on the life of Darwin. Charles Darwin is played by Paul Bettany. It chronicles his personal and professional life and how they intersected. The focus of the film is on the struggle Darwin underwent with his wife's religious fervour, his conscience and his own unwillingness to publish a theory, which in Huxley's words would “kill God”. Darwin's daughter, who died at a young age, haunts his memories and is also frequently his voice of reason.
Darwin's expeditions and his experiments are picturised in brief flashes only. However, they do manage to be an undercurrent throughout.
On the whole, the film is a satisfactory watch for its attempt to show the human face of the the now God-like, Charles Darwin.
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