On the other hand, The Exorcist is a film in denial of itself - everyone in the film looks for any other possible explanation, before reluctantly conceding possession and calling in the priests… - Simon Dillon

istic and archaic. As the priests in The Exorcist say themselves, demonic possession is mostly a relic of explanation for behaviour before the understanding of modern science and mental illnesses. Thanks to The Exorcist, it was now a conceptual element…rn culture. Until The Exorcist, demonic possession was widely dismissed as unrealistic and archaic. As the priests in The Exorcist say themselves, demonic possession is mostly a relic of explanation for behaviour before the understanding of modern science and mental illnesses. Thanks to The Exorcist, it was now a conceptual element of reality. In the past few decades, demonic…
A Defining Moment in Horror Cinema: “The Exorcist.”
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On the other hand, The Exorcist is a film in denial of itself - everyone in the film looks for any other possible explanation, before reluctantly conceding possession and calling in the priests. Great article, by the way. :)
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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