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The
Exorcist (1973)
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Hollywood Jesus
visual review. |
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being. |
| Themes
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 | 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. |
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| Confrontation with Evil
| Father Merrin and Father Karras confront the evil
in Regan and the "demons" within themselves. |
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| 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) |
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| Sacrificial Death
| Father Karras sacrifices himself in order to keep
the demon from killing Regan. |
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| 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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