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The Exorcist (1973)

  • Information at Internet Movie Database
  • Hollywood Jesus visual review.
  • Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health - Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
  • Themes
    • Call
      • Father Merrin and Father Karras are called to what they both seem to know will be their deaths in order to confront the demon.
      • Father Karras' call/immediate decision to sacrifice himself in order to keep the demon from killing Regan.
    • Confrontation with Evil
      • Father Merrin and Father Karras confront the evil in Regan and the "demons" within themselves.
    • Evil as "Possession"
      • "Innocent" Regan (or Regan on the cusp of maturity), is possessed in order to attack Father Merrin.
      • "I noticed that there are two pictures that Regan draws. The detective in the movie picks these pictures up and examines them. I noticed that one of them was a lamb with spots and a lion with wings, these are both beasts in Revelation. One of the priests asked Regan's mother that if they had any religious beliefs, and she said no. I took that into conclusion thinking that if she didn't have any beliefs she would have never thought about what Regan was drawing." (Patrick, Memphis TN)
    • Sacrificial Death
      • Father Karras sacrifices himself in order to keep the demon from killing Regan.
    • Spiritual Struggle/Fighting Inner Demons
      • The demon uses the weaknesses of the priests to turn them against themselves and make them less able to fight the evil attacking Regan.

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