Sorry chaps, I got called out and had to sign off and send in a rush.
The other thing I wanted to say was;
When the priest took the demon into himself and jumped out of window surely the demon would not have been destroyed. The demon would have drifted off in search of another victim. It's not like it was a being of any sort that could be physically destroyed.
I think the taking the demon is symbolic of Christ taking the evil of the world onto himself. Its about him having faith when he thinks he can't. This is the only but that deviates from the real life exorcistism as far as I know but as I said thus dort of thing is very very unusual.
I saw the Exorcist film in 1973, together with my sister. It was advertised as a horror movie and I recall that, at times, it was pretty gruesome. In some cinemas, around the country, people had fainted, vomited or walked out. The St. John's Ambulance brigade were, sometimes, at the rear of the cinema. I do not recall that religion was mentioned as being a big part of the movie.
My recollection is that there were 2 Priests in the movie; a young one and an older one. I couldn't remember their names so I looked on Wikipedia and their names were Fr. Karras ( psychiatrist) and Fr. Merrin
It was Fr. Karras who had the dying mother (he had a guilt about being absent) and I'm pretty sure that he was the one who jumped through the window.
There was a religiousness about the movie on account of the involvement of the 2 RC priests and the exorcism and that there was a huge struggle between good and evil; but I think if you were to ask anyone who saw that movie in 1973 they would remember it only as a horror movie.
The weirdest scene was when Regan's head did a 360.
I think David is saying about the sexual bit is when Regan inserts the crucifix into her vagina.
Maybe I'll watch it again.........is it on Netflix and is it the original one.
Sorry chaps, I got called out and had to sign off and send in a rush.
The other thing I wanted to say was;
When the priest took the demon into himself and jumped out of window surely the demon would not have been destroyed. The demon would have drifted off in search of another victim. It's not like it was a being of any sort that could be physically destroyed.
Would appreciate your thoughts on that.
P x
I think the taking the demon is symbolic of Christ taking the evil of the world onto himself. Its about him having faith when he thinks he can't. This is the only but that deviates from the real life exorcistism as far as I know but as I said thus dort of thing is very very unusual.
I saw the Exorcist film in 1973, together with my sister. It was advertised as a horror movie and I recall that, at times, it was pretty gruesome. In some cinemas, around the country, people had fainted, vomited or walked out. The St. John's Ambulance brigade were, sometimes, at the rear of the cinema. I do not recall that religion was mentioned as being a big part of the movie.
My recollection is that there were 2 Priests in the movie; a young one and an older one. I couldn't remember their names so I looked on Wikipedia and their names were Fr. Karras ( psychiatrist) and Fr. Merrin
It was Fr. Karras who had the dying mother (he had a guilt about being absent) and I'm pretty sure that he was the one who jumped through the window.
There was a religiousness about the movie on account of the involvement of the 2 RC priests and the exorcism and that there was a huge struggle between good and evil; but I think if you were to ask anyone who saw that movie in 1973 they would remember it only as a horror movie.
The weirdest scene was when Regan's head did a 360.
I think David is saying about the sexual bit is when Regan inserts the crucifix into her vagina.
Maybe I'll watch it again.........is it on Netflix and is it the original one.
P x