RE: What Your Favorite Religious Movie ?
May 17, 2022 at 3:40 am
(This post was last modified: May 17, 2022 at 3:47 am by Rev. Rye.)
Somehow, I forgot that my #3 favourite film has some explicitly Christian themes:
Also worth noting, as part of the Production Code that plagued Hollywood during those days, Robert Mitchum's character was not allowed to mention Jesus. Quoting Bible verses was okay, and I suspect his claiming that he follows "The religion the Almighty and me worked out betwixt us" justified it in the Breen Office's eyes. Lillian Gish's singing about Jesus was allowed because she was one of the good characters.
And I'm sure that there's some cinematic theologian who's done a Christian analysis of Taxi Driver, but it's Travis' psychology (obvious PTSD and an ASD that might be a bit less obvious to neurotypicals) that really helps make it my #2 favourite more than anything.
Also worth noting, as part of the Production Code that plagued Hollywood during those days, Robert Mitchum's character was not allowed to mention Jesus. Quoting Bible verses was okay, and I suspect his claiming that he follows "The religion the Almighty and me worked out betwixt us" justified it in the Breen Office's eyes. Lillian Gish's singing about Jesus was allowed because she was one of the good characters.
And I'm sure that there's some cinematic theologian who's done a Christian analysis of Taxi Driver, but it's Travis' psychology (obvious PTSD and an ASD that might be a bit less obvious to neurotypicals) that really helps make it my #2 favourite more than anything.
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