Atheist-Friendly Movies
March 25, 2018 at 3:53 am
(This post was last modified: March 25, 2018 at 3:55 am by Fake Messiah.)
This topic is tribute to an article "The Top 20 Atheist-Friendly Movies" and although I watched all of those movies in the article I will comment some of them, since for some on the list I don't see them tackling religion in a way that you could say it was debunking it or even really criticizing it, like "Contact" or "7th Seal" or just weren't very good movies.
Below are also some movies that I like and think they are worth mentioning, but that are on the top of my mind. I mean there will be more when I remember them.
Of course you could list some of the movies that you encountered or comment on the movies that I commented.
Movies on the list in the article
Inherit the Wind (1960) - yes this is one of the must see movies.
Agora (2009) - yes great movie about rise of Christianity, it stealing from other religions and its clash with science. One of my favorites. Oscar Isaac best role and movie.
The Invention of Lying (2009) - I like how when he invents lying one of the first lies is "god" and people immediately stop caring about this life and making any effort.
Religulous (2008) - that is a classic.
Jesus Camp (2006) - it's a portrayal of Christianity with no embellishment or romanticizing.
Marjoe (1972) - this is the documentary that actually got the Oscar and I do like it but I feel there is too long, meaning there is a too much singing and not to much disclosure as I felt there could be.
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) - again a classic, but to be honest I never saw that movie much as "debunking" Christianity, just making some fun at religious motifs.
Movies that are not on the list
A Journey to Planet Sanity (2013) - this is absolutely genius movie and most funny movie on the list. I wish that guy made more movies.
Kumaré (2011) - This feels like a movie that Sacha Baron Cohen should have made if he was an atheist. It simply shows how people are desperate to believe in god and magic. An Indian-American simply poses as a guru that teaches literally *nothing* and still manages to gather disciples and women that even want to have sex with him on account of his "holiness".
Secrets of the Psychics (1993) - truly great documentary by James Randi about horoscopes, psychics and similar that I watched on youtube many times over.
An Honest Liar (2016) - life of James Randi that also tackles you know what.
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) - a definite classic and a must see of how Catholic church protects and enables pedophiles.
The Brand New Testament (2015) - this is a French movie that is about how the world would look like if there was really a god. I really liked this one.
The Keepers (2017) - absolute scary Netflix documentary mini series about killing of the nun that wanted to tell the truth, bit too long but a definite must see.
The Unbelievers (2013) - to be honest I didn't find this movie to be particularly interesting. It just gathered some prominent skeptics and that's about that. It's more like "we're here" rather then tackling with anything specific.
Now there are some documentaries done by Richard Dawkins and they're great like "Dawkins: Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life" but I don't feel like much talking about them.
Movies that I look forward to:
Year Without God - A pastor spends a year exploring the world of atheism.
Losing Our Religion (2017) - Brendan is a pastor in a small, evangelical church, and he has a secret. He doesn't believe in God anymore. His wife is still a true believer - and she just told the wrong person.
Below are also some movies that I like and think they are worth mentioning, but that are on the top of my mind. I mean there will be more when I remember them.
Of course you could list some of the movies that you encountered or comment on the movies that I commented.
Movies on the list in the article
Inherit the Wind (1960) - yes this is one of the must see movies.
Agora (2009) - yes great movie about rise of Christianity, it stealing from other religions and its clash with science. One of my favorites. Oscar Isaac best role and movie.
The Invention of Lying (2009) - I like how when he invents lying one of the first lies is "god" and people immediately stop caring about this life and making any effort.
Religulous (2008) - that is a classic.
Jesus Camp (2006) - it's a portrayal of Christianity with no embellishment or romanticizing.
Marjoe (1972) - this is the documentary that actually got the Oscar and I do like it but I feel there is too long, meaning there is a too much singing and not to much disclosure as I felt there could be.
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) - again a classic, but to be honest I never saw that movie much as "debunking" Christianity, just making some fun at religious motifs.
Movies that are not on the list
A Journey to Planet Sanity (2013) - this is absolutely genius movie and most funny movie on the list. I wish that guy made more movies.
Kumaré (2011) - This feels like a movie that Sacha Baron Cohen should have made if he was an atheist. It simply shows how people are desperate to believe in god and magic. An Indian-American simply poses as a guru that teaches literally *nothing* and still manages to gather disciples and women that even want to have sex with him on account of his "holiness".
Secrets of the Psychics (1993) - truly great documentary by James Randi about horoscopes, psychics and similar that I watched on youtube many times over.
An Honest Liar (2016) - life of James Randi that also tackles you know what.
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012) - a definite classic and a must see of how Catholic church protects and enables pedophiles.
The Brand New Testament (2015) - this is a French movie that is about how the world would look like if there was really a god. I really liked this one.
The Keepers (2017) - absolute scary Netflix documentary mini series about killing of the nun that wanted to tell the truth, bit too long but a definite must see.
The Unbelievers (2013) - to be honest I didn't find this movie to be particularly interesting. It just gathered some prominent skeptics and that's about that. It's more like "we're here" rather then tackling with anything specific.
Now there are some documentaries done by Richard Dawkins and they're great like "Dawkins: Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life" but I don't feel like much talking about them.
Movies that I look forward to:
Year Without God - A pastor spends a year exploring the world of atheism.
Losing Our Religion (2017) - Brendan is a pastor in a small, evangelical church, and he has a secret. He doesn't believe in God anymore. His wife is still a true believer - and she just told the wrong person.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
