tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post4527017509112242463..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Religion Bashing Films (Part 2)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-12986974600782238242012-09-22T18:40:39.201-07:002012-09-22T18:40:39.201-07:00The Invention of lying, I will have to check that ...The Invention of lying, I will have to check that one out, thanks for suggesting it Matt! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-73049128400233007362012-09-22T04:00:47.067-07:002012-09-22T04:00:47.067-07:00The Invention of Lying, and Paul are my favorite r...The Invention of Lying, and Paul are my favorite religion bashing films.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625095746071001185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-56456333984396012252012-02-16T09:25:36.518-08:002012-02-16T09:25:36.518-08:00Very true man, some really interesting movies. I r...Very true man, some really interesting movies. I re-watched The Wicker Man last night, it really is a strange and wonderful film, so well made. The last minutes, so gripping! <br /><br />I plan on posting a part three soon, I actually managed to find more films about this...there's a lot of them out there!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-68782374691970988512012-02-15T11:12:35.361-08:002012-02-15T11:12:35.361-08:00You've been busy, Fran...and I've been laz...You've been busy, Fran...and I've been lazy, lol. I read this recently and had to skim through it again. Nicely put together, although I'm not much into religion bashing despite not having any religious ties. I think it has its place in society, but the subject does make for some great movies!venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-1861109726709942012-01-30T05:03:49.531-08:002012-01-30T05:03:49.531-08:00I'm incluiding Red State on part III of this a...I'm incluiding Red State on part III of this article which by the way is currently being written! Expect it soon. <br /><br />As for Apocalypto, it's true, colonizing a country included placing church's right smack in the middle of a town, to spread religion as a form of social control over the masses. <br /><br />This is the way it was done in my country when the Spaniards came here and started killing the Taino indians that originally lived in the island and placing church's in the middle of every town; today, Christianity is Puerto Rico's first religion. All thanks to the christian spaniards arriving on our beaches, same as they were portrayed on Apocalypto.<br /><br />Maybe Gibson was trying to say that no matter what the religion, be it christian or pagan or mayan, atrocities will always be committed in the name of 'the gods', be they the sun, or Jesus or whatever. <br /><br />Same way that the mayans were chopping off heads, the christians would torture/kill those who didnt believe in their god, either way, religion did bring forth death and destruction for humanity. <br /><br />This speaks a lot about intolerance in religions, when it comes down to beliefs, one belief cant stand the other. Ever. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting DTVC!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-15891624795272959762012-01-28T08:17:07.202-08:002012-01-28T08:17:07.202-08:00Another great list, I would've added Red State...Another great list, I would've added Red State too, because I liked how Smith used horror conventions to show that so much real horror has been committed in human history in the name of religion. I also think Apocalypto is unintentional religious bashing for that same reason. I think Gibson was trying to vilify pagan religions in North America and discount them as civilizations, saying that it wasn't until the missionaries came and gave them Christianity that they became civilized. When we think of the atrocities committed after in the name of Christ upon the peoples of North and South America, it makes his movie an ironic form of religious bashing, essentially indicting the things he's trying to celebrate.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-75302305879214764112012-01-25T09:25:09.911-08:002012-01-25T09:25:09.911-08:00I agree, they squeezed it in there, but it didnt s...I agree, they squeezed it in there, but it didnt seem to fit the rhyme scheme as they say. If they wanted to make the film about that, they should've developed it in a way where that was the films central theme...all the way. <br /><br />For the most part I dig Star Trek V, I just dont like the way they ended it, it kind of completely falls apart during it's last frames...but otherwise, I love it because of the themes obviously, but also because of chemistry between these guys, who've known each other for years and years, that familiarity amongst them comes through with all the jokes and the sense of humor which I loved. <br /><br />The worst of the Star Treks is still watchable in my book, so that says a lot about the series as a whole.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-4980973915100165822012-01-25T08:33:20.541-08:002012-01-25T08:33:20.541-08:00Yeah, I thought Paul was one film where the religi...Yeah, I thought Paul was one film where the religion bashing was, for a change, just a throwaway gag rather than the central theme. It felt a little out of place.<br /><br />Again. Good list of films, it's a shame Shatner messed up Final Frontier - it had a very interesting concept (something the big screen Star Trek adventures tend to overlook in favour of spectacle).Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-7537730527919172142012-01-25T04:16:56.758-08:002012-01-25T04:16:56.758-08:00You know, now that I think about it, I think it is...You know, now that I think about it, I think it is a bit religion bashing, he lives a life that is an illussion, then he begins doubting, ignoring the fantasy and searching for reality until he literally comes upon the borders of his reality. It does comment on religion now that I think about it. What's interesting is that his life is supposed to be "reality t.v." when in fact it's all a lie. Thanks for commenting dude! <br /><br />Another one I left out of the list was Paul (2011), a very recent religion bashing flick. I liked how they cleared the christian minds girl so that she could see the way things really are. <br /><br />These scenes hit at how it the ideas of religion are all in the mind, and that the mind needs to be cleared up to be free of them.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-19859922620362733052012-01-24T17:29:44.220-08:002012-01-24T17:29:44.220-08:00I meant because Truman turns his back at the creat...I meant because Truman turns his back at the creator in the last scene showing that he choose not to follow his orders out of free will...so i guess it counts.Manuel Marrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341967701127338133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-27309089807511470932012-01-24T04:37:25.095-08:002012-01-24T04:37:25.095-08:00Really? I didnt think The Truman Show bashed relig...Really? I didnt think The Truman Show bashed religion at all...anywhere. I think it's more of a film dealing with existentialism. What is reality and what isnt? <br /><br />It does touch upon christianity with the character of 'Christoff' representing Jesus, and it can be argued that it comments on christianity, but it really isn't a relgion bashing film per se, at least not in my book. Where did you see religion bashing elements on it ?Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-62021430399141568302012-01-23T22:30:53.496-08:002012-01-23T22:30:53.496-08:00Really great post, Thank you for sharing This know...Really great post, Thank you for sharing This knowledge.Excellently written article, if only all bloggers offered the same level of content as you, the internet would be a much better place. Please keep it up!<a href="http://www.watchfreemoviesnow.org" rel="nofollow">Watch free movies</a>Watch free movieshttp://www.watchfreemoviesnow.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-48400235037715561592012-01-23T19:40:55.049-08:002012-01-23T19:40:55.049-08:00Truman show has a bit of bashing in it too.Truman show has a bit of bashing in it too.Manuel Marrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341967701127338133noreply@blogger.com