Dogma [DVD]

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One week later, The New York Times published the investigative report alleging Weinstein raped and assaulted dozens of women. As someone who values his parochial school education and still gets into interminable debates about church teachings, I enjoyed the "Dogma" approach, which takes church teaching jokingly and very seriously indeed--both at the same time. It reflects a mentality I'm familiar with. (For example, it's a sin to harbor an impure thought, but how many seconds counts as harboring?) I am also familiar with the types at William Donohue's small but loud Catholic League, which is protesting this film as blasphemous.

Marcus Errico (April 8, 1999). "Miramax, Disney Dogged by "Dogma" ". E! Online . Retrieved November 21, 2020. As hard as it is to hate a film like Dogma when clearly it’s exactly the film Smith wanted to make, it’s equally difficult to defend the film’s incomprehensible story. It feels like it has as much plot as 12 seasons of Supernatural condensed into one stoner comedy that’s still over two hours long. But give Smith a set of Danish rules to follow, forbid him from using guns and angels, and ask him to base an entire movie on conversations, and he might just make a masterpiece. Conclusion

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a b Ebert, Roger (November 12, 1999). "Dogma Movie Review & Film Summary (1999)". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved October 9, 2016.

Oliver Jones (September 9, 1999). " 'Dogma' goes to Lions Gate". Variety . Retrieved November 21, 2020.Personally - If I had to guess, I think Jesus would love this movie. And so will you! Read full review When asked about the sequel in October 2017, Smith said it would not happen, as he no longer desired to make any new religious films. [33]

Dogma was released on DVD and VHS by Columbia TriStar Home Video in May 2000. This was followed by a 2-disc Special Edition DVD in 2001 and then on Blu-ray in 2008. [19] [20] Rights issues [ edit ] Cline, Austin (May 30, 2018). "Top George Carlin Quotes on Religion". ThoughtCo . Retrieved March 5, 2019.

What's more, I think a Catholic God might plausibly enjoy a movie like "Dogma," or at least understand the human impulses that made it, as he made them. ("He's lonely--but he's funny," an angel says in the movie.) After all, it takes Catholic theology absolutely literally, and in such detail that non-Catholics may need to be issued Catechisms on their way into the theater (not everybody knows what a plenary indulgence is). Sure, it contains a lot of four-letter words, because it has characters who use them as punctuation. But, hey, they're vulgarities, not blasphemies. Venial, not mortal. Sure, it has a flawed prophet who never gives up trying to get into the heroine's pants, but even St. Augustine has been there, done that.

Smith, Kevin (November 27, 2005). "The View Askewniverse Message Board". Archived from the original on March 23, 2006 . Retrieved June 18, 2009. Kevin Smith's Dogma Isn't Available to Stream - And It's The Weinsteins' Fault". ScreenRant. September 2, 2019 . Retrieved March 30, 2020.

All appears lost; Jay attempts to seduce Bethany before all existence ends. When he mentions John Doe Jersey, Bethany finally puts all the clues together. She and Bob race across the street to the hospital, as the others try to keep Bartleby from entering the church. But in doing so, Jay destroys his wings with automatic gunfire, making him mortal as well. Bethany disconnects John's life support, liberating God, but killing herself. Bartleby reaches the church entrance where he confronts God, manifested in female form, who annihilates him with her voice. Bob arrives with Bethany's lifeless body; God resurrects her and conceives a child—the new last scion—within her womb. God, Metatron, Rufus, and Serendipity return to Heaven, leaving Bethany and the prophets to reflect on the past, and the future. Smith was the Next Big Thing in 1999, hot off a string of beloved indie hits. He was like if Jim Jarmusch was hip and wrote masturbation jokes. Just as Harvey Weinstein initially invested in Clerks to bolster his company’s image as a studio that supports indie filmmakers, it stands to reason that some of Dogma ‘s cast is there to similarly prove their indie bona fides. source: Lionsgate Films