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Category: Movie Commentary

Dogma


Dogma is a movie that came out in 1999 focused on two angels trying to get back into heaven after being banished by God. It’s pretty funny over alland interesting how it chooses to portray angels. I think the portrayal is a bit more accurate to the bible than most typical movies or maybe I am imagineing it. It’s also pretty funny how the “prophets” are these stoners obsessed with sex. However the best part of the movie was the scene in which Alan Rickman is proving he is an angel by a lack of reproductive organs.  It was only the best because Hollis walked in as that scene came on and had the most hilarious face of just what the hell ever. 

Due to the content of the film I can definitely see why it might be controversial and I think it could be more so than the Life of Brian.  In reality its only controversial though because people cannot take a joke. 


The Life of Brian

A Monty Python Parady

The Life of Brian is hilarious in my opinion. Definitely a nice change from the usual sad, disturbing, and radical. I can see how some more uptight Christians or Catholics or what have you might not like it. Really though if you are actively bothered by this you lack a sense of humor. For me, the most shocking part would be the full-frontal nudity of Brian and the rather hairy nether regions of the girl he has sex with. However that wasn’t such a big deal I’ve seen Deadpool. Honestly, we should watch Deadpool to it’s incendiary and forbidden plus Ryan Reynolds was made for that role. I also like how the movie points out some of the flaws of religion and pokes fun at how they seem to mindlessly follow this person.

All’s Quiet On The Western Front

This movie does an excellent job at examining the horror of wars. From people dying left and right to 16 year olds being drafted to fight. It also attempts to showcase the effect on those who are fighting which is usually PTSD. I however feel that this falls short showing just how bad PTSD can get for the individual experiencing it. Overall I enjoyed the movie and feel it did a good job exposing the track from enlisting to actually fighting and the mind set of not actually wanting to kill but needing to survive. It was also refreshing to get a German rather than an American perspective of the war situation. Since most war movies that are produced in America are more often than not from the American solider’s perspective. 


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