We went, Sunday afternoon, to see Bill Maher's new movie, "Religulous." It was a bit of a departure for us since we almost always go to movies which around here are referred to as "chick flicks" (and no, it probably doesn't mean what you think it means).
Maher's movie was of interest for entirely different reasons, just as "Fahrenheit 9/11," and "An Inconvenient Truth" were a few years back. He and we were interested and intrigued by the intellectual premise of this film, and it did not disappoint. It was both thought provoking and wickedly funny.
It is creating a bit of a stir among the "churched," but not nearly as much as I might have expected. I wonder about that. Is there just so much else going on that the religious zealots can't find enough time and energy to go picket theaters? Interesting.
Whatever. Thinking people will find plenty to chew on in this piece. The simple question that pervades it is really something like: "Do you really believe that? Really?"
swan
Swan,
ReplyDeleteMy husband, an atheist, is counting the hours till he can buy the DVD and add it to his permanent collection. He doesn't think the big screen would add anything to the experience, so he will wait for the small screen version.
That's exactly the question he asks me. "Do you really believe that?"
Hugs,
Hermione