Heretical musings on religion and culture from a literary scholar
Within just the past decade, there has been a rapid shift in the characterization of the Other – from monstrous, to misunderstood; from frightening to friendly. Thus, vampires, werewolves and witches have changed from being evil creatures of the night, to tragically misunderstood victims of judgmental traditionalist organizations who are constantly challenging their right to exist. In 2012 we even had the movie Wreck it Ralph, in which all the classic “evil” characters from video ...
I've been seeing hyped up advertisements for Soul Surfer on Beliefnet.com for months, yesterday I finally had the chance to watch it. It's based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a surfer whose arms was taken by a shark but who managed to persevere as a professional story. Is it inspiring? Moving? Touching? Yes, absolutely. It's also very Christian. Regardless of your religious persuasion, Soul Surfer touches on some of the eternal problems of existence: ...
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