82 - The Last Temptation of Christ
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Matt Barbot (@barbotrobot) returns to the pod to take the lads on a wild romp through the holy land as they cover Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader’s controversial Passion project: The Last Temptation of Christ. Topics include the pitfalls of adapting Jesus’ story, the petty backlash from the Christian Right, and the terrifying genitalia of Willem Dafoe.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- The Last Temptation of Christ. Available on Amazon // Apple TV
- Don Wildmon: The Man the Networks Love to Hate by Don Wildmon with Randall Nulton. Bristol Books. 1989
- Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, The Religious Right, and the Culture Wars by Thomas R Lindlof. The University Press of Kentucky. 2008.
- The New Religious Right Versus Media Wrongs: AFA Fights Temptation by David S. Olsen. Journal of Film and Video. 2001.
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The Worst of all Possible Worlds
2023-04-16 21:30:38 +0000 UTCDid y'all use the "MacGee and Me" theme song for your liveshow plug?
By Tove!
2023-04-16 01:50:14 +0000 UTCI have never seen this movie or looked it up before listening to this podcast. So when I was in the middle of listening to this podcast, I looked at another YouTube video of someone reacting to this movie. They reacted to the end and I did not know the twist. I thought it was going to end like a normal Jesus movie. my mind was blown… anyway, this is a fascinating take on this story, and a fascinating discussion. As a Catholic, I find this weird, but not necessarily offensive, mostly just really interesting. after all, it’s just a movie. The other video that I watched, the people reacting were Franciscan priests. Obviously, they were bothered by the heretical parts, but they did point out that this movie makes the point that without Christ death, none of Christianity matters. Thanks for making me think a lot today . Also, I find it interesting that Martin Scorsese made this movie and is still a Catholic? I’ll have to look it up. If so, I hope he finds out what Jesus thinks of this movie someday.
Elizabeth Power
2023-04-15 23:15:46 +0000 UTCAlso, along the lines of the Judas discussion, wherein his betrayal was a necessary role and thus not sinful, there's a fascinating story by Jorge Luis Borges called Three Versions of Judas about a heresy which posits that Judas, not Jesus, made the true sacrifice by committing the most loathsome act possible, and thus Judas was a sort of second messiah. Below is a version of the story which is formatted a bit weird, but has the distinct advantage of being free to read. https://southerncrossreview.org/49/borges-judas-eng.htm
Sylvie
2023-04-14 23:31:05 +0000 UTCIt's only a bit of speculation, based on a thing or two I've observed, but I wonder if the real offense here wasn't along a similar line to Paul's appearance during the temptation. Whether the really fundamentalist, conservative ones are really only interested in a dead god who can't speak for themself. I don't care to stake out a broad position on theology or divinity at the moment, but even just conceptualizing Jesus as a person who lived in the world and had opinions on things, whether divine or not, seems threatening to the people who would claim themselves as the sole interpreter, and use that claimed relationship to enforce their own beliefs upon the world.
Sylvie
2023-04-14 23:26:09 +0000 UTCThis reminded me of the parts of Christianity that really resonate and spoke to me. These more honest and human depictions of Jesus make me miss having faith and belief in that kind of cosmic empathy. After getting outside the church and seeing the breadth of human religion I'm not sure I could ever go back to even a progressive form of Christianity. My beliefs are better aligned with my values than when I sincerely held religion but there remains some sense of loss.
im so daddy i havent slept in a year
2023-04-14 20:57:39 +0000 UTC"She asked him to put his hands on her body and he said no way." Jesus is Leon Kennedy confirmed.
Dergon
2023-04-12 17:30:12 +0000 UTCAs someone who lost their religion in part because of the "movement" (or whatever you wanna call it) around his growing infamy, a Rob Bell episode would be pretty cool.
Dergon
2023-04-12 17:26:35 +0000 UTCGood movie, fun talk, one of the best novels of the century
misterr
2023-04-12 16:37:51 +0000 UTCWell, i now have the Cleric Beast from Bloodborne and Willam Defoe's penis inextricably linked in my mind.
Craig Sokol
2023-04-12 15:40:48 +0000 UTCCORGIES
Christine Marker
2023-04-12 15:09:51 +0000 UTC
