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The Exorcist (1973)

bulletInformation at Internet Movie Database
bullet Hollywood Jesus visual review.
bullet Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health - Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
bulletThemes
bulletCall
bulletFather Merrin and Father Karras are called to what they both seem to know will be their deaths in order to confront the demon.
bulletFather Karras' call/immediate decision to sacrifice himself in order to keep the demon from killing Regan.
bulletConfrontation with Evil
bulletFather Merrin and Father Karras confront the evil in Regan and the "demons" within themselves.
bulletEvil as "Possession"
bullet"Innocent" Regan (or Regan on the cusp of maturity), is possessed in order to attack Father Merrin.
bullet"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)
bulletSacrificial Death
bulletFather Karras sacrifices himself in order to keep the demon from killing Regan.
bulletSpiritual Struggle/Fighting Inner Demons
bulletThe 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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