That the Magdalene asylums represent a phenomenon as deserving of critical scrutiny as the trial of Joan of Arc or the ecclesiastical abandonment of the Guaraní missions, I don’t question. I don’t use Google alerts or otherwise troll for people talking about me online, so it was only happenstance that I happened upon a self-labeled “rant” about my Magdalene Sisters essay from a Bill Van Dyk, whose website is called. One area of representation is disproportionately ignored: how Hollywood deals with religious belief and identity.įrom the Crusades to Columbus: Religion in Ridley Scott’s Historical EpicsĪ self-described atheist, Sir Ridley Scott has developed a generally bleak vision of religion, particularly the Judeo-Christian tradition, throughout his work, above all in historical sagas like Robin Hood (2010) and 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992).Īt last, a horror film for disaffected Catholic traditionalists embittered against the Church for post-Vatican II changes who see the Church itself, not just the larger culture, as compromised by modernism, and impeding orthodox clerics from carrying out true spiritual work.ĭirector Scott Charles Stewart seems to be making a career out of erasing Jesus from history, and celebrating supernatural heroes who rebel against God for the greater good … in apocalyptic action/horror movies starring Paul Bettany.Ĭan’t win department: Cross-examination on The Magdalene Sisters Let’s face it: Hollywood’s got a “religion problem” Here is a sobering question: Has there been a single substantial, positive depiction of Catholic faith or identity in a major Hollywood non-horror film in the last 10 or 15 years? Where are Hollywood’s good Catholic characters?
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