real life husband and wife paul bettany and jennifer connelly star in creation and which recount the period of charles darwin life prior to the publication of on the origin of specie in 1859 and his infamous and world change tome on evolution and natural selection . darwin research create an enormous rift and a schism between the believer of his day and scientist . he be say at the time to be go to war against god and and even to have kill god . the film revolve around darwin life with his wife and four child . jennifer connelly be excellent a his extremely devout and loving wife . a revealing scene at the beginning when she lead the dinner table in prayer and charles fails to say amen be foreshadow of what will follow and of the stark difference between the two . she be convinced that he will be eternally damn and bring misfortune to their family by reject god . darwin be tear between his strong love for his wife and her faith and his even strong reason . there be beautiful moment of him observe animal and dissect their behavior and the sequence that make up their life and explain phenomenon of selection to his child and the first born and annie and have a very morbid curiosity . we see him interact with england first orangutan and jenny and play with it a if it be a child and decipher her every look and action . annie and the eldest child and late dy and charles becomes haunt by her death and have be close to her . in my opinion this part be too long and bizarre and draw out . i do not like the trippy scene where he seem to be lose his mind and be pursue by the ghost of his daughter and shouting and ranting . although charles think that his wife blame him for her fatal sickness and she very poetically say represent the truth be and if i know then what i know now and i would marry you tomorrow . their bond be solid and unbreakable despite tremendous difference of belief . when charles finish his manuscript he hand his wife the final copy and tell her she can burn it if she do not agree . she stay up read it night on end and finally present him with a package and the book ready to be send to it publisher . in the end and reason and perhaps love as well and triumph and a he make an accomplice out of his staunch adversary . it be fascinate that darwin receive a full christian burial at westminster abbey and proof that his ground break idea be see a controversial of course and but be already then recognize a vital knowledge for the advancement of the human race . the movie definitely draw heavily on darwin family life and it joy and it trouble . i happen to like this aspect but fabio say it be like watch a documentary on and i quote and hitler passion for ping pong . this be true in some respect and i can not disagree with his desire to have learn more about charles darwin theory from this film than we do . it remain nevertheless a well execute and flawlessy acted period drama . my rating represent 7 fabio represent 7 total score represent 14 .