I think about that movie a lot. Too much scripture is over explained, usually to make a preferred point that isn’t obvious from a straight reading.
A friend of mine who went to seminary explained this to me. He said the students are required to take some scripture and write a paper on it that brings out a meaning that nobody has ever gleaned from it before.
You get a lot of goofy baloney when you do that. Sadly, some of it gets preached.
About six years ago I read an article right here on FR that turned me from the traditional view of hell to the belief that the lost simply die in the second death. And the reason is that when I actually studied the bible, it was crystal clear. I’m at a loss for why anyone every preached that the lost spend eternity in conscious torment.
I’m now having a similar experience with the trinity concept.
This is brought on by me listening to the bible on my daily 3 hour round trip commute for about three years. You get immersion bible study, and by listening, rather than reading. I’ve picked up so much that I never noticed was there before, it’s shocking.