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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2018 23:47:30 GMT
Ten Commandments (1956) - Movie still holds up against others made about Moses
The Exorcist (1973) - Lost much of it's impact; bad sequels didn't help. My 8th grade teacher said I would go to hell for watching it (Satanic elements, she said. It's obvious she never watched the film.) but it was more of a man wrestling with his faith motif than glorifying evil.
The Prophecy (1995) - Viggo Mortensen's depiction of Lucifer is enough of a reason to watch. Plus a good movie.
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Post by clusium on Feb 26, 2018 23:52:08 GMT
Ten Commandments (1956) - Movie still holds up against others made about Moses The Exorcist (1973) - Lost much of it's impact; bad sequels didn't help. My 8th grade teacher said I would go to hell for watching it (Satanic elements, she said. It's obvious she never watched the film.) but it was more of a man wrestling with his faith motif than glorifying evil. The Prophecy (1995) - Viggo Mortensen's depiction of Lucifer is enough of a reason to watch. Plus a good movie. Never saw The Prophecy, but, the first 2 you mentioned are pretty good. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 3:06:18 GMT
Very few come close to matching the trinity of Au Hasard Balthazar, The Passion of Joan of Arc and Ordet.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Feb 27, 2018 3:12:08 GMT
Doubt
Ben Hur
Life of Pi
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Post by clusium on Feb 27, 2018 3:24:42 GMT
Jesus of Nazareth,
The Passion Of The Christ,
Decline of an Empire,
The Sound of Music,
Fiddler on the Roof,
Beyond Rangoon,
Most of the Indiana Jones movies, except for the last one.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 9:48:45 GMT
The Life of Brian
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Post by The Lost One on Feb 27, 2018 9:56:22 GMT
Ben Hur
Life of Pi
Quo Vadis
Noah
Jesus Christ: Superstar
Joan of Arc (the Milla Jovovich version though you could say that's actually irreligious I guess)
One good thing about deleting my old IMDB profile was it deleted the review of Ben Hur I wrote when I was 19 where I gave it 4/10 for being boring.
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Feb 27, 2018 10:18:13 GMT
Agora (2009)
Not only is this one of those rare western religious films which refuses to give Christianity an easy ride but it also features a female intellectual at its centre.
Ben Hur (1956)
Still the most satisfying epic overall from the Cinemascope cycle, I think, and to which the antithesis was Gladiator.
Life of Brian
Contains imho British comedy's finest moment and still seems daring. It is also hilarious.
A Canterbury Tale
Powell and Pressburger's eccentric war time masterpiece has a particular spiritual quality underlying it, whether emanating from the English and the English countryside or the journey of different pilgrims to their respective destinations..
Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
Heck, I just watch this because I can, and there is nothing like it.
I also agree with those who look to the transcendental cinema of Bresson (to which one can add Dreyer, Ozu and perhaps some of Schrader) to find the truly spiritual.
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Post by phludowin on Feb 27, 2018 10:50:04 GMT
Some sword&sandal movies from the 50s were already mentioned. I like "Ben Hur" and "Quo Vadis".
Honorable mentions to "The Robe" and "Samson & Delilah".
These movies are all propaganda movies for Judeo-Christian ideology; but in my opinion a movie can be racist, sexist, fascist, or propagating any other questionable ideas or ideologies; as long as it's not boring.
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Post by The Lost One on Feb 27, 2018 11:09:08 GMT
Agora (2009)
Not only is this one of those rare western religious films which refuses to give Christianity an easy ride but it also features a female intellectual at its centre. Good shout, excellent film. |
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Feb 27, 2018 11:27:16 GMT
Agora (2009)
Not only is this one of those rare western religious films which refuses to give Christianity an easy ride but it also features a female intellectual at its centre. Good shout, excellent film. Its one that has been criticised for not being historically accurate I know, but at the end of the day very few historical films ever really are. Its good, too to discover how the excitement and significance of a new insight can equal the drama of physical action elsewhere. |
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Post by The Lost One on Feb 27, 2018 11:32:18 GMT
Good shout, excellent film. Its one that has been criticised for not being historically accurate I know, but at the end of the day very few historical films ever really are. Its good, too to discover how the excitement and significance of a new insight can equal the drama of physical action elsewhere. True (though it kinda bothered me her insight was made from faulty logic but I suppose it wouldn't be possible to work it out the way Kepler did since he had telescopes). I like the way too it plays with your expectations, the Christian characters are sympathetic at the start yet villainous by the end. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 11:41:22 GMT
A Canterbury Tale
Powell and Pressburger's eccentric war time masterpiece has a particular spiritual quality underlying it, whether emanating from the English and the English countryside or the journey of different pilgrims to their respective destinations..
Great film, but I don't recall it being terribly religious. |
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Feb 27, 2018 11:57:29 GMT
A Canterbury Tale
Powell and Pressburger's eccentric war time masterpiece has a particular spiritual quality underlying it, whether emanating from the English and the English countryside or the journey of different pilgrims to their respective destinations..
Great film, but I don't recall it being terribly religious. Well, there's the ending in Canterbury Cathedral while Powell's reverence towards tradition and landscape in this film etc is more than just war-time realism imho, something which gives the film a particular tone. I'd agree it is not a religious film in any strict sense though. It is a film I have always been a bit obsessive about, perhaps because I was brought up in Canterbury. I even have an autographed Portman pic hanging on my wall at home... |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Feb 27, 2018 12:10:05 GMT
Great film, but I don't recall it being terribly religious. Well, there's the ending in Canterbury Cathedral while Powell's reverence towards tradition and landscape in this film etc is more than just war-time realism imho, something which gives the film a particular tone. I'd agree it is not a religious film in any strict sense though. It is a film I have always been a bit obsessive about, perhaps because I was brought up in Canterbury. I even have an autographed Portman pic hanging on my wall at home... Your post reminds me of how much I love Powell/Pressburger's cinema in general. Some of the funniest, warmest, most beautiful, romantic, elegant, captivating films ever made. Amazing how long they were ignored. |
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Feb 27, 2018 12:17:36 GMT
Well, there's the ending in Canterbury Cathedral while Powell's reverence towards tradition and landscape in this film etc is more than just war-time realism imho, something which gives the film a particular tone. I'd agree it is not a religious film in any strict sense though. It is a film I have always been a bit obsessive about, perhaps because I was brought up in Canterbury. I even have an autographed Portman pic hanging on my wall at home... Your post reminds me of how much I love Powell/Pressburger's cinema in general. Some of the funniest, warmest, most beautiful, romantic, elegant, captivating films ever made. Amazing how long they were ignored. Peeping Tom, which more or less finished Powell's career, is in my top 10 of all time. When seen against the majority of (naturalistic or documentary-based) British cinema made over the same years, P & P's world of fantasy, colour, and the imagination is a refreshing change. Good to see another of their admirers here! |
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Post by captainbryce on Feb 27, 2018 16:21:15 GMT
Ten Commandments (1956) - Movie still holds up against others made about Moses The Exorcist (1973) - Lost much of it's impact; bad sequels didn't help. My 8th grade teacher said I would go to hell for watching it (Satanic elements, she said. It's obvious she never watched the film.) but it was more of a man wrestling with his faith motif than glorifying evil. The Prophecy (1995) - Viggo Mortensen's depiction of Lucifer is enough of a reason to watch. Plus a good movie. Star Wars (1977) -  Empire Strikes Back (1980) -  Return of the Jedi (1983) -  |
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Post by clusium on Feb 27, 2018 17:09:49 GMT
Agora (2009)
Not only is this one of those rare western religious films which refuses to give Christianity an easy ride but it also features a female intellectual at its centre.
Actually, most movie & TV shows are very negative towards Christianity. That said, I liked Agora too. |
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Post by Rodney Farber on Feb 27, 2018 18:27:50 GMT
Another vote for Star Wars. It is one of my top-5 films.
When Star Wars first came out many religious leaders praised the film because it presented the concept of The Force as that of a higher power. Remember these quotes:
*>> Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. - (Kenobi)
*>> 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... - (Motti)
*>> Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. - (Solo)
*>>The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. (Tarkin)
And my favorite: "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded. You will find it a powerful ally." In this case, I consider the Bible to be The Force. The sheep that follow Joel Osteen, Jimmy Swaggart, Charles T. Russel, Joseph Smith, et al, are the weak minded.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Feb 27, 2018 18:44:03 GMT
All Dogs Go To Heaven
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