i suppose that any movie that deal ultimately with the end of the world have to be at time heavy . this one definitely qualify on that count . it open with a portrayal of child at a massachussetts elementary school plant a time capsule in 1959 that be to be open 50 year later . the child all draw picture of what the future would be like and except for obviously troubled lucinda and who scribble out what seem to be a random set of number . fast forward 50 year and the time capsule be open . young caleb get lucinda paper and and his father john an mit astrophysics professor who lecture his class about the compete theory of randomness vs. purpose becomes fascinate with it and finally realize that it a list of date when tragedy will happen and show not only when they will happen but where and how many will die . from that point on there a real creepiness to the movie a the next two of lucinda prophecy come true and and john finally realize what the final one ( which do not identify a number of people kill and but simply record ee ) be . through most of the movie there be a sort of quasi religious and sort of new age or sort of christian theme go on . there be a number of biblical reference and and it turn out that john father be a pastor and although john himself be fill with doubt and especially after the death of his wife before the movie start . the final prophecy ( a it start to unfold ) create suspense but also become a little bit silly and a the identity of the whisperer be reveal . their identity wasn not really a surprise there be perhaps 3 possibility for who or what they be and and any of them could have work a the basis for the movie . the closing scene return to the quasi religious theme a caleb and abby find themselves in a garden of eden type environment and head toward a tree . be the genesis story now just go to begin again and with these two a adam and eve . i like nicholas cage a john . he do a good job with the part and this be clearly his movie . the feeling of silliness a the movie come to an end aside and this be a pretty suspenseful movie with a pretty good depiction of the apocalypse at the end . positive .