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HDC Debates #2: Has religion taken a backseat in most contemporary horror films?
There was a time in the 70s and 80s (even in some 90s films) when holy water, crucifixes, Bibles, churches, etc. were the chosen weapons to fight evil. Dive into a vampire film and the usual garlics, stakes, sunlight, etc. were the most effective tools by the film's climaxes.
But in most films from 2000-onwards, the ghosts are more driven off by investigating into the root of their evils, how/why they became ghosts, etc. rather than use holy stuff/props against them. We don't see the force of Catholicism, the Vatican or the Church a lot on the silver screen either.
Question is, has religion lost it's significance in most of the latest horror films? Or is it still pretty much a force in them?
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Last edited by _____V_____; 04-28-2014 at 05:53 AM.
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