Wow! I have a copy of this and watched it a few times. I too am perplexed why few Trads know about it. I mentioned it to a fellow Trad some years ago and the reaction was don't watch it as "that is a bad film." Yes, it is a dark film but with a clear mind it teaches us about the bad so we can strive for the eternal good. We know going in that it is a production of the evil empire (Hollywood) which explains the lousy ending. Bravo on your essay Dr. K.
Yes, it's dark, but nevertheless revealing on many levels. I think the unsatisfactory ending can be a vehicle through which to see what is so inadequate about "blind obedience." In other words, I see it as largely an indirect exhortation in how NOT to go about defending and maintaining Tradition.
Maybe now your "sitter" at the Vatican will start Pope Francis on a movement to disappear "The Catholics" from the internet because of its "Rad Trad, Extremist" content and because it encourages "insurrectionist" behavior...
Wow! I have a copy of this and watched it a few times. I too am perplexed why few Trads know about it. I mentioned it to a fellow Trad some years ago and the reaction was don't watch it as "that is a bad film." Yes, it is a dark film but with a clear mind it teaches us about the bad so we can strive for the eternal good. We know going in that it is a production of the evil empire (Hollywood) which explains the lousy ending. Bravo on your essay Dr. K.
Yes, it's dark, but nevertheless revealing on many levels. I think the unsatisfactory ending can be a vehicle through which to see what is so inadequate about "blind obedience." In other words, I see it as largely an indirect exhortation in how NOT to go about defending and maintaining Tradition.
That's a good point!
Maybe now your "sitter" at the Vatican will start Pope Francis on a movement to disappear "The Catholics" from the internet because of its "Rad Trad, Extremist" content and because it encourages "insurrectionist" behavior...