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[twincityhacker]

For sociology class, my teacher wants us to come up with some religous films. But since I really don't want to see either The Passion of the Christ or Left Behind, I'm trying to come up with some altenitive films that you, know, would be religous and entertaining. Or at least films that won't make me want to strangle the charecters.

So the list so far is:

Spirted Away
Dogma
Dead Poet's Society
Yentl
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dagon (sadly, he said no)
The Prince of Egypt
A Friendly Persusation

Any suggestions?

Plus the movie has to be fairly easy to find - so no HELL HOUSE.

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[ludditerobot.livejournal.com]

Pi, which is all about Judaism and number theory.

Trembling Before G-d, about homosexual hasedic jews

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Fiddler on the Roof, since you mention Yentil

The Apostle, which is tremendous, even if at times you want to strangle the Apostle EF.

The Pope Must Die

Boondock Saints (a case could be made)

Whale Rider

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

Gah, no Fiddler on the Roof. I watched that in a music apprecation class, and it sucked.

I didn't get the reason until I saw the stage version. The problem with that is that it's too slick. Stage musicals feel more real - probably since even the Brodway caliber stuff is extremely limited compared to with what you can do with film.

Anyway, I'm going to run out and see if we have any of those.

^_^

[(Anonymous)]

The Crucible, because... why not?

How about Manos: The Hands of Fate? Didn't it have to do with some cult? Or do you mean real religions XD

Re: ^_^

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

We did the Crucible last year for English, otherwise I would recomend it.

And my class would kill me for bring in Manos. Litterarly, since we're really close to the Home Ec. room. = )

[ship2shore.livejournal.com]

dude i could get you a copy of hell house. i am MAGIC like that.

it's an excellent documentary.

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

I've heard that it is quite good .

And rather rage inducing - liz_marcs wrote a review of it here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/liz_marcs/138507.html).

But it sounds like a much better documentary than that cracked one about gender diffrences - you could probably do a better one with one hand tied behind your back.

[the-crazy-lady.livejournal.com]

Saved. It's the perfect religious movie for someone who's very. . . anti-religion. Otherwise, I'd try for Dogma, cuz that movie is teh shit, too.

[msp-hacker.livejournal.com]

In class, I've gotten chewed out for stating that people don't need religion - since apparently you have to be religous to be a good person. -_-()

[the-crazy-lady.livejournal.com]

I don't think you need religion to be a good person. And I think anyone who thinks that likely isn't a good person themselves. Of course, that may just be me being paranoid O.o