Posted by flicman at 166.84.148.129 on April 03, 2000 at 12:41:50:
In Reply to: Why the absence of Jesus in "Dogma"? posted by Isis on April 03, 2000 at 11:44:28:
A couple of quick thoughts on that.
As a personal story about christianity, Dogma could indeed seem to be conspicuously lacking Christ. But I wonder.
Maybe Kevin wasn't questioning Christ, His life, His accomplishments, or the Church's views of Him. It seems like perhaps the focus on the way the Catholics, specifically them, anyway, seem to interpret the Bible as the literal word of God was enough. If there's no issue with Him, and assuming that the filmmakker holds His position in reverence, then how/why do we bring Jesus into the story? the 13th apostle? funny. the metatron? very human in so many ways. The Golgothan? Shitty. you don't do any of that to your spiritual leader. Maybe.
It just seems to me that if the issue at hand is not about Jesus, even if the story deals with christians, He needn't be overtly included.
PLUS (I'm shouting cause I'm just thinking of this as I'm typing) christ did get included, in a way. Bethany is pregnant at the end of the film, right? Who's she carrying, The Rock's next Wrestlemania opponent?
And aren't I overlooking the seemingly obvious fact that Silent Bob is the Christ figure in all the RedBank movies? I mean, the way we all worship him....
Enough of all this. It's become drivel.
...flicman
'In case of Rapture this vehicle will be unmanned.'