Dogma (1999)
I once went out with a fellow who said his favorite movie was Dogma, and I never went out with him again. If that sounds snobby to you, you’ve obviously never seen Dogma. If you have and you still think I’m a snob, then you and I have opposite tastes in movies.
This is an incredibly weird movie that pokes fun at religion and will please anyone with a gigantic chip on his shoulder about God and life not being fair. Two fallen angels, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, try to make their way back up to Heaven, but along the way, they discover flaws in religious rules. They’re joined by Linda Fiorentino, who works at an abortion clinic, Salma Hayek, a stripper, “Jay and Silent Bob” as stoners who are wise and prophetic, and George Carlin, who plays a cardinal. As the movie continues, the audience is treated to lots of violence, attempted drowning using holy water, a monster made of excrement, and Alan Rickman unzipping his pants to show he has the genitalia of a Ken doll.
Can you think of any movie that pokes fun at Catholicism any more than that? If you can, go ahead and satisfy yourself. I’ll stick with movies and dates with considerably less anger and cynicism.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to drug use, violence, and language, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
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This is an incredibly weird movie that pokes fun at religion and will please anyone with a gigantic chip on his shoulder about God and life not being fair. Two fallen angels, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, try to make their way back up to Heaven, but along the way, they discover flaws in religious rules. They’re joined by Linda Fiorentino, who works at an abortion clinic, Salma Hayek, a stripper, “Jay and Silent Bob” as stoners who are wise and prophetic, and George Carlin, who plays a cardinal. As the movie continues, the audience is treated to lots of violence, attempted drowning using holy water, a monster made of excrement, and Alan Rickman unzipping his pants to show he has the genitalia of a Ken doll.
Can you think of any movie that pokes fun at Catholicism any more than that? If you can, go ahead and satisfy yourself. I’ll stick with movies and dates with considerably less anger and cynicism.
Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, due to drug use, violence, and language, I wouldn’t let my kids watch it.
More Gwyneth Paltrow movies here!
More Alan Rickman movies here!