Who Would You Pick as the Voice of God?
I've been enjoying the Olympics... commercials. Especially the Visa ones ("Go World") narrated by Morgan Freeman. As I was commenting on how well his voice fits to narrate over Michael Phelps' slo-mo swimming, much like Patrick Dempsey's for State Farm Insurance or Jeff Bridges for Duracell, my husband replied, simply, that "Morgan Freeman is the voice of God."
As in what? I asked. When he played God in Bruce Almighty? Many actors have played God (and non-actors like Alanis Morissette) before. But he just meant that if the heavens were to open up and a voice were to speak, to him it would sound like Freeman, as opposed to that of, say, James Earl Jones, whose boom always makes me think of either Mufasa's command from the sky in The Lion King (which he voiced) more than Darth Vader's.
Which got me thinking: If you were to cast anybody to be the voice of God (however you think it should sound), whose would you pick? I vote for Freeman and also like the idea of Patrick Stewart's voice thundering above, but that may be too traditional. But I think someone like Zach Braff's may be a wee too upbeat. (Perhaps St. Peter in a quirky mood.) -- Ellen
on August 18, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Morgan Freeman is an excellent God. However, I hear the voice of God as female- and it sounds like Ellen DeGeneres.
Minnie Winnee-Townsend on August 18, 2008 at 08:05 PM
Well, this is probably just an "Atlanta thing." However, I have to say that John Lemley, the host of All Things Considered on WABE is my "V.O.G."
Pete on August 19, 2008 at 06:36 AM
Perhaps we are looking at this through too restrictive a lens.
How about whom we would NOT want to hear as God.
My vote is...
Pee Wee Herman.
Paolini on August 19, 2008 at 02:03 PM
Christopher Hitchens would do nicely ;)
Karl_in_Chicago on August 19, 2008 at 06:32 PM
I would think God would sound more like Spencer Tracy. Of course when God sings he sounds just like Sam Ramey.