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If religions were movies, what would IMDb list as "Goofs"?

Asked by bob_ (21940points) October 22nd, 2010

I’m mostly thinking plot-holes, but anything goes.

For those unfamiliar with IMDb, see the list of Goofs for The Godfather here.

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Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

The Peoples Temple run by Jim Jones in Jonestown, Guyana

fundevogel's avatar

Christianity has a lot of continuity errors. In one shot a bunch of women are at Jesus’ tomb, but in the next one there’s just Mary. At one point the Temple curtain rips before Jesus dies and then it rips later when he dies as if it hadn’t already happened. In the scene of Jesus’ baptism you can totally see the holy spirit reflected in the water as he waits for his cue.

Bart Ehrman has written up a rather exhaustive list of goofs. What a nerd.

fundevogel's avatar

There’s also some seriously bad science fiction in a Mesopotamian flick where during a fight one god bites off and swallows another’s testicles and is impregnated with his unborn children. I wish I could remember the name of that one. It’s right up there with the guy that fucked the mountains and sired rocks. It was all very Troma.

bob_'s avatar

Um, just to clarify, I didn’t mean real movies about religion, but “accurate” depictions of real religion.

fundevogel's avatar

@bob_ Everything except the bit about the holy spirit is for real. No movies, just religion.

LuckyGuy's avatar

Goofs:
* Several times in the movie, each religions states that it is the only correct or chosen one.
* Immediately after stating one of the key rules is not to kill, people are killed to convince others.

MyNewtBoobs's avatar

@fundevogel No! Dude, I already have quite the backlist of books to read… Alright, fine, I’ll order it… Thank you for your purchase with Amazon.

fundevogel's avatar

@papayalily I’m working on it now, but it’s isn’t as engaging as Misquoting Jesus. I’d go with that one if you’re interested in Ehrman’s research. Jesus, Interrupted is just a bit…listy.

anartist's avatar

Men Who Stare At Goats
@Pied_Pfeffer Jim Jones’s horror show will never be funny.

anartist's avatar

frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
MOD NEEDED ASAP. CAN’T KILL ANSWERS.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

I must have misinterpreted the question. I thought it meant what goofs have there been in religions or religious stories.

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