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Post by Aj_June on May 8, 2018 8:57:08 GMT
I believe religious movie genre is a very underrated genre and should have been exploited more over the years. What is religious is a very subjective opinion. For example not many people will classify The Return (2003 Russian film) as a religious movie. But 2 of the main actors of the movie do. Religion is a very fascinating aspect of human history as well as human culture. I definitely believe that more movies should have been made on religion (it doesn't matter if those movies are pro religious or anti-religious or satire). My favourite religious movie is Ordet (1955). However, Narayama Bushiko (1958) and Narayama Bushiko (1983) have made me think more than Ordet. Narayama is about an semi-mythical Japanese custom of Ubasute (senicide). It's not just the custom of Ubasute but general life in a Japanese Village that struck me as immensely fascinating. I do recommend this movie to any cinephile as it does a great job of catching Japan's past. Some other religious movies that I have liked are: The Burmese Harp (1956) Ben-Hur Wings of Desire Monty Python's Life of Brian The Virgin Spring The Milky Way The Faith Trilogy by Bergman (Through a Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence) The Seventh Seal Au Hasard Balthazar What are your favourite religious movies? |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 9:28:32 GMT
Life of Brian
Jesus Christ, Superstar
Ben Hur
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Noah
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 9:32:23 GMT
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
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Post by politicidal on May 9, 2018 2:05:53 GMT
Ben Hur
The Ten Commandments
Hacksaw Ridge
The Prince of Egypt
The Seventh Seal
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Post by Aj_June on May 9, 2018 6:26:26 GMT
Ben Hur The Ten Commandments Hacksaw Ridge The Prince of Egypt The Seventh Seal Never heard of Hacksaw Ridge before. Will try to get hold of it. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 9, 2018 10:02:57 GMT
Ordet Wings of Desire The Milky Way The Faith Trilogy by Bergman (Through a Glass Darkly / Winter Light / The Silence) The Seventh Seal Au Hasard Balthazar ^ Those. Plus: The Passion of Joan of Arc The Gospel According to St. Matthew Dekalog Andrei Rublev Black Narcissus Day of Wrath Breaking the Waves The Flowers of St. Francis Stalker Nazarin Simon of the Desert The Tree of Life |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on May 9, 2018 12:17:22 GMT
Doubt
Life of Pi
Ben Hur
Fiddler on the Roof
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Post by gadreel on May 9, 2018 20:26:46 GMT
Life of Brian
Last temptation of Christ (although when I mentioned that Ada said it was not a Christian movie )
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Post by gadreel on May 9, 2018 20:27:36 GMT
Ben Hur The Ten Commandments Hacksaw Ridge The Prince of Egypt The Seventh Seal Never heard of Hacksaw Ridge before. Will try to get hold of it. Hacksaw Ridge is great, I watched it last night. |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on May 9, 2018 20:45:16 GMT
The Ten Commandments
Doubt
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 21:07:14 GMT
 7th Seal, Andrei Rublev, Fiddler on the Roof, Ikiru, Joyeux Noel, Life of Brian, Pan’s Labyrinth, Passion of Joan d’Arc, Stalker, Wild Strawberries (Also, although Babylon 5 is a TV show, I consider it a spiritual epic.) |
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Post by mikef6 on May 9, 2018 21:43:23 GMT
My Top Spiritual Films (And One TV Mini-Series) In Chronological Order
La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) / Carl Theodor Dreyer (1928) Silent. Based on the actual trial transcripts. One of the greatest movie performances. Maria Falconetti (her only movie appearance). 82 minutes.
The Song Of Bernadette / Henry King (1943). Oscar winner: Best Actress. 156 minutes.
The Razor’s Edge / Edmund Goulding (1946). From the Somerset Maugham novel about a young man’s search for meaning after World War I. Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb. 145 minutes.
Ikiru / Akira Kurosawa (1952). In Japanese. One of the greatest humanist/Buddhist films. My #1 best film of the decade of the 1950s. 143 minutes.
Akibiyori (Late Autumn) / Yasujiro Ozu (1960). In Japanese. A mother and daughter contemplate their futures in this great film from the legendary director. 128 minutes.
Nattvardsgästerma (Winter Light) / Ingmar Bergman (1962). In Swedish. The second (also the shortest and most accessible) of the famous director’s “Faith” trilogy. 81 minutes.
Léon Morin, Prêtre (Leon Morin, Priest) / Jean-Pierre Melville (1962). In French. The story of a young priest in a French village occupied by Germans during WWII. 117 minutes.
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew) / Pier Paolo Pasolini (1964). In Italian. Pasolini, a Communist and an atheist, made a film completely faithful in dialog and incident to his source – making both his friends and the state church mad at him. My #3 best film of the decade of the 1960s. 137 minutes.
Au Hasard Balthazar / Robert Bresson (1966). In French. The life story of a donkey. 95 minutes.
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy / Douglas Adams (1981). The BBC miniseries is the only way to watch this comic exploration of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. Six 30-minute episodes.
Babettes Gaestbud (Babette’s Feast) / Gabriel Axel (1987). In Danish. My Best Film of the decade of the 1980s. 102 minutes.
Kundun / Martin Scorsese (1997). Scorsese directs against type for this meditative story of the early years of the current Dalai Lama. Great score by Philip Glass. 134 minutes.
The Straight Story / David Lynch (1999). David Lynch, a maker of weird movies, directed this gentle film of penance and reconciliation. My #2 film of the decade of the 1990s. 112 minutes.
And a few more from the New Century which have great promise to become a spiritual classic
Le Fils (The Son) / Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2002). My Best Film of the Noughties.
Die Große Stille (Into Great Silence) / Philip Gröning (2005). Docu of silent monks in France
Solntse (The Sun) / Aleksandr Sokurov (2005) . Almost anything by Sokurov might fall into this category.
Aleksandra / Aleksandr Sokurov (2007).
The Messenger / Oren Moverman (2009)
Marwencol / Jeff Malmberg (2010) Prize winning documentary
Another Earth / Mike Cahill (2011)
Mlyn I Krzyz (The Mill And The Cross) / Lech Majewski (2011)
Ida / Pawel Pawlikowski (2013)
Phoenix / Christian Petzold (2014)
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Post by Rodney Farber on May 9, 2018 21:58:51 GMT
Star Wars, A New Hope
And before you laugh, consider the following quotes:
>>> Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
>>> Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
>>> Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the Rebel's hidden fort..
>>>The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion.
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Post by clusium on May 9, 2018 22:11:53 GMT
Star Wars, A New Hope And before you laugh, consider the following quotes: >>> Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. >>> Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. >>> Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to find the Rebel's hidden fort.. >>>The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. No, we weren't going to laugh. Star Wars is all about Buddhism & Taoism. |
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Post by mslo79 on May 10, 2018 1:21:57 GMT
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Post by gadreel on May 10, 2018 1:51:31 GMT
They can condemn it as much as they like, it is still a Christian movie. |
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Post by mslo79 on May 10, 2018 2:16:06 GMT
gadreelLet me put it this way... while some will still see it as a 'Christian movie', it's not a positive one that helps lead people towards God. so based on that it's not really a true Christian movie. plus, some of the stuff apparently portrayed in there is blasphemous which is obviously just bad. p.s. I never seen the movie and I won't.
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Post by gadreel on May 10, 2018 2:42:50 GMT
gadreel Let me put it this way... while some will still see it as a 'Christian movie', it's not a positive one that helps lead people towards God. so based on that it's not really a true Christian movie. plus, some of the stuff apparently portrayed in there is blasphemous which is obviously just bad. p.s. I never seen the movie and I won't. You should maybe watch it. I would expect that many people find comfort in it, it is a great look at Jesus and makes him much more relatable. what is a true christian movie? does it have to portray Christianity in a good light? Does that mean that it is only a true german ww2 movie if it portrays nazis in a good light? |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 10, 2018 2:46:10 GMT
My Top Spiritual Films (And One TV Mini-Series) In Chronological OrderLéon Morin, Prêtre (Leon Morin, Priest) / Jean-Pierre Melville (1962). In French. The story of a young priest in a French village occupied by Germans during WWII. 117 minutes. Mlyn I Krzyz (The Mill And The Cross) / Lech Majewski (2011) Ida / Pawel Pawlikowski (2013) Good mentions. I forgot these. Leon Morin, Priest was a very atypical Melville film, but outside Army of Shadows it might be my favorite from him. More humanistic than his other works. |
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Post by mslo79 on May 10, 2018 4:15:16 GMT
gadreelYeah, but especially in relation to Jesus Christ, need to be shown in a respectful manner which, apparently, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) does not. Really? ; comparing Nazi's to Christianity? ; obviously Nazi's are just flat out bad for humanity and Christianity is the exact opposite of that. so naturally, Nazi's should be portrayed as bad and Christianity portrayed as good because that's the truth on those matters in basic terms.
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