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Movies/Scenes
Representing
Mary, Mother of Jesus types
- Pearl Harbor
(2001)
- Danny and Rafe crash in China and are captured by Chinese soldiers. Daany, who is dying from wounds received in the crash, is tied up to a water buffalo's yoke - and thus assumes a crucifixion posture. His death a few minutes later comes after he gives Rafe the responsibility of being father to his unborn child - like John & Mary? (Margie Beck)
- The Phantom Menace
(1999)
- parting scene between Anakin and Shmi Skywalker.
- Shmi Skywalker as mother of Anakin Skywalker the Savior of his people
- the "fatherless" Anakin Skywalker. (See review at Hollywood Jesus.)
- Stigmata (1999)
- Frankie as Mary in relationship to Andrew Kiernan. (See review at Hollywood Jesus.)
- Dogma
(1999)
- Bethany found pregnant at end of movie. (see review at Hollywood Jesus)
- Deep Impact
(1998)
- After the young couple, Sarah and Leo, marry they have to assume responsibilty for Sarah's baby sister. Without pushing the symbolism too hard they are a young man, his virgin bride and her Father's child. (submitted by Michael Clark, Hamilton Canada)
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Pleasantville (1998)
- When the boy returns home (present time) via the magical remote... the two women standing by him to say goodbye are his mother and his girlfriend. I think it's a Mary, mother of Jesus, & Mary Magdalene motif (as at the foot of the cross). (Alix Pridgen)
- The Postman (1997)
- Abby and The Postman (the baby's "body father") search for a safe place for her to birth the child.
- Powder (1995)
- "A bolt of lightning kills his mother in the midst of her pregnancy. The lightning denotes a divine touch and visitation, similar to the divine visitation to Virgin Mary. The abandonment by his father is similar to Joseph's disappearance in the Bible." (David Bruce, Hollywood Jesus)
- Agnes of God (1985)
- Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
- Luke's mother's name is Arletta (Our Lady), and when he learns about her death, he sings about the Virgin Mary sitting on a abalone shell. In his conversation with his mother, he makes sure his brother John ought to receive the inherited land, just as Jesus made sure John and Mary took care of one another from the cross. Some Christians might have a hard time reconciling the image of an ancient, smoking, hacking woman as the Virgin Mary, but there it is... (Tim Ihssen)
