To: Pharmboy
Resolved: That which makes horror movies so scary isn’t the presence of the devil, but the absence of God.
Discuss.
To: martin_fierro
Virtually all seem to endorse the idea of an evil force such as Satan.
In their own way, they serve to prove God exists by accentuating (proving) Satan does.
To: martin_fierro
Hmm...I disagree. If anything, horror movies - actual horror movies - leave the subject to the imagination many times. It is only the medicore attempts at horror - the cheesy movies such as "The Omen" and "The Exorcist" that even delve into the subject. What makes movies scary is that they delve into fears that people think only they have, and that they are scared of admitting to others. Now, to me, horror movies aren't scary, simply entertaining. Is this because of a presence or absence of God? No. It's because they're just entertaining.
5 posted on
07/27/2007 12:42:51 AM PDT by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: martin_fierro; ConservativeMind
I agree with CM in that the movies that weave the supernatural into them (Friday the 13th; Halloween; The Haunting and on and on) by implication admit the presence of God (even if they don't acknowledge Satan).
Others, like Saw, or Fear.com appear to be God-neutral.
But, MF raised an interesting issue...
6 posted on
07/27/2007 3:12:35 AM PDT by
Pharmboy
([She turned me into a] Newt! in '08)
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