Why the absence of Jesus in "Dogma"?

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Posted by Isis at ic007190.ithaca.edu on April 03, 2000 at 11:44:28:

Folks --

No epics today, alas (quit crying, Duke, I'll be back in top form one of these days), just a simple question (or two or three) that's been on my mind for a while.

Obviously tons of fictional & non-fictional, Biblical-era and modern-day characters turn up in "Dogma", including the lovely God/dess herself: why does JC never show up & hang out? Was there something in the film I missed? If the film is a statement about Christianity wouldn't it make sense for Christ to be there? Would it have been too sacreligious to touch on the Second Coming? Wasn't it difficult not to throw in a few bad puns about the "Second Coming" (heck, I'm finding it very tempting right now)?

I find it ironic that among so many of last year's movies with supposedly secular storylines there were Christ figures ("Green Mile", "Magnolia", etc.) while a movie about Catholicism had none. I've also been told by various Kevfans that "Dogma" is an exploration of his personal spirituality, and I find it difficult to follow that interpretation when the personal savior of the religion is conspicuously absent. It's interesting. Help me out here people, I'm sure there's something obvious I'm just not catching on to.

-- Isis
Gone Fishin' and Wine-Drinkin' with the JC

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: Folks -- : No epics today, alas (quit crying, Duke, I'll be back in top form one of these days), just a simple question (or two or three) that's been on my mind for a while. : Obviously tons of fictional & non-fictional, Biblical-era and modern-day characters turn up in "Dogma", including the lovely God/dess herself: why does JC never show up & hang out? Was there something in the film I missed? If the film is a statement about Christianity wouldn't it make sense for Christ to be there? Would it have been too sacreligious to touch on the Second Coming? Wasn't it difficult not to throw in a few bad puns about the "Second Coming" (heck, I'm finding it very tempting right now)? : I find it ironic that among so many of last year's movies with supposedly secular storylines there were Christ figures ("Green Mile", "Magnolia", etc.) while a movie about Catholicism had none. I've also been told by various Kevfans that "Dogma" is an exploration of his personal spirituality, and I find it difficult to follow that interpretation when the personal savior of the religion is conspicuously absent. It's interesting. Help me out here people, I'm sure there's something obvious I'm just not catching on to. : -- Isis : Gone Fishin' and Wine-Drinkin' with the JC

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