St. Maximos' Hut

Religion and Social Capital II
Just saw Domino, which I liked although reviewers have generally not been kind (a sample: "With Domino, Tony Scott continues in his quest to make films expressly for the hard of hearing, the visually impaired and people on amphetamines, who find that all other movies move too darn slow."). A mysterious stranger shows up, waving a religious tract and spouting religious lingo and solving a crucial plot problem. Lots of random (and confused) theological references. Not great art, perhaps, but fine entertainment to this Philistine's taste. Wouldn't have been possible without a shared religious background and I count that as a plus for religion. Any additional examples in the comments would be most welcome.

And, you have to love a movie with a line about a character that he has "the attention span of a ferret on crystal meth."
Posted by Andy Morriss on Saturday October 15, 2005 at 11:37am