Posted by Jason Lee at pool0876.cvx23-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net on September 30, 2000 at 03:45:34:
In Reply to: Serious DOGMA question for the man called LEE posted by Brimley on September 30, 2000 at 03:39:10:
: Had you ever read anything about the Roman Catholic churh prior to
reading the script? If you have any Catholic background, I'd be
curious as to what your reaction was. Do you think that Kevin broke
new ground with this film, or retread standard arguments?
: I'm a Christian myself, but I just don't get why folks feel the need to
bash a *movie* when it simply critques something we should be
critquing anyway. I'm sure you wouldn't see people up in arms over a
film that pokes fun at Buddahism . Sometimes I feel embarrassed
about the so-called fellow believers, but I guess they're human too.
: I get to vent less than a porta-potty at a Phish show,
: Brimley
Not too familiar with Catholicism. Learned what I needed to
understand my involvement in the film. I think Dogma is a great film.
And, yeah, it's fine to critique something if, to you, you have a good or
valid argument. Kevin obviously knows about Catholicism, so he has
a lot to say from both sides. It's fine to argue something if you know
about that something and have something valid to say.