So, I take it you watched the shorter version. Apparently, there is an uncut version in circulation that’s 11 minutes longer,
And even looking at this version, specifically the scene at the end where Jacques explains why he started it in the first place, and, honestly, it doesn’t really contradict my previous hypothesis.
This still looks like a critique of the excesses of religion and where they lead to. Saying it’s whitewashing Catholic complicity in the Crusades is like accusing Tartuffe of whitewashing corrupt priests because Cleante points out (repeatedly) there’s still other priests who aren’t just hypocrites like Tartuffe.
And even looking at this version, specifically the scene at the end where Jacques explains why he started it in the first place, and, honestly, it doesn’t really contradict my previous hypothesis.
This still looks like a critique of the excesses of religion and where they lead to. Saying it’s whitewashing Catholic complicity in the Crusades is like accusing Tartuffe of whitewashing corrupt priests because Cleante points out (repeatedly) there’s still other priests who aren’t just hypocrites like Tartuffe.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.