The Rite

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I am not sure where I stand on the idea of the Devil and exorcism, and I will say up front that I have yet to see the movie, The Rite.  I am intrigued, however by Arni Zachariassen overview of the movie on his blog “I Think I Believe”

He states, “The Rite does treat the issues relating to religion and science with noteworthy depth. Much of the film’s plot and drama revolves around classic questions of religion versus science (Does religion begin where science ends? Is exorcism a last resort when psychology has failed? How do you know when you’ve reached the end of psychology? How do you tell the difference between a severely deluded paranoid schizophrenic and a person possessed by demons? Is demon possession reducible to psychotic delusion and exorcism to (what I’ve called) highly contextual psychosomatic self-therapy?) and they are handled with a good degree of ambiguity throughout.”

Zachariasse’s review stands in contrast to others I have noted  in the Related Articles section below.  Still, I am thinking that my curiosity will get the best of me, and I will have to see the movie.

Related Articles

• “The Rite – Movie Review” and related posts (bscreview.com)
• The Rite – review (guardian.co.uk)

Flavorwire » Gregory Crewdson’s Graveyard of Italian Cinema

Sanctuary, Plate 8. Photographs by Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson has gone from sets that were stunning in both scope and color to documenting  the back lots of Rome’s famous Cinecittà film studios.  These haunting monochromatic images stand in stark contrast to his earlier works that were filled with “the goings on of life.”

"Untitled from the series Dream House, 2002,"

Check out this article from Flavowire and view more of Crewdson’s current work.

Flavorwire » Gregory Crewdson’s Graveyard of Italian Cinema.

Related Articles

• Art in Review (nytimes.com)