Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind (1960) is an adaptation of the play that explores the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925), in which two lawyers dispute the fate of the high school science teacher who had explained Darwins theory of human evolution to his students as opposed to the theory of creationism laid out in the Bible and Tennessee law. Instead of John Scopes, the movie uses the character of Bertram Cates as the schoolteacher. The action of following more modern ways then brings Cates much criticism, specifically from people like Reverend Jeremiah Brown, whose daughter Rachel becomes romantical...

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East of Eden is a direct and significant movie, yet it is not a valuable commentary on the Biblical story of Kayin and Hevel. The movie and the story both depict the same characters and feelings, but the storyline is different. The Biblical version portrays the relationships and competitions between two brothers. Both present an offering to God and due to jealousy and rage Kayin murders his brother, Hevel. However, in East of Eden, Cal feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father, Adam. Even though, both brothers are challenging one anothe...

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... it anti-Catholic." (Catholic League 1) Nowhere in their 1999 year end report did the Catholic League mention exactly what parts of the movie were anti-Catholic. Along similar lines is a review by aforementioned Christopher Null of filmcritic.com. He states "In "Dogma", Smith's long-awaited and already vilified indictment of the Catholic church, the auteur has gone to great lengths to ... a female. This is not the norm in Catholicism. Another example is that the lead actress in this film, Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) is a direct relative of Jesus Christ. Nowhere in the Bible did it say any...

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... has little in common with Irving's 1820 story, the film's theme still speaks about the struggle in our world between rationality and spiritual explanation. Roger Ebert explains in his 1999 review of the film: "The decapitations may provide the stuff of nightmares, but on a deeper level they also provide a fitting image of humanity's freedom from the shackles of rational thought. Increasingly ... taken back to Hell" (Burton Sleepy Hollow). The townsfolk immediately inform Crane of the Horseman's history, suggesting that the only book Crane needs to read for research is the Holy Bible. Cr...

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... story this movie was to tell and the horrific blood and gore that was portrayed. In conclusion, "Passionate About the Passion" is an article by Keith A Fournier that I chose to review. It covered his thoughts, feeling, and even apprehensions about viewing Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ". I found that we had very different views on the greatness of this movie ... message. While Mr. Fournier would say that this movie is not to be missed I would say save your self the money and might mares and read the story in the bible. ...

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