Believers and Skeptics

Tiara 2021-12-16 08:01:12

After watching "Ritual", it is natural to think of another film called "The Exorcist".

Both films claim to be based on facts. The former is adapted from reportage; the latter is adapted from a true story.

The protagonist of the former is a male seminary student, a female reporter, and a male exorcist priest. The protagonist of the latter is a female college student, a female lawyer, and a male exorcist priest.

The former ended with the priest expelling the devil. The end of the latter is that the devil tortured college students to death.

The devil of the former is called baal. The devil of the latter, named: lucifer

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Extended Reading

The Rite quotes

  • Angeline: So you're having a final fling with atheism?

    Michael Kovak: Well, I guess it's more like an ex-girlfriend who keeps coming around.

  • Father Xavier: Tell me, Michael, do you believe in sin?

    Michael Kovak: Yeah, I just don't necessarily believe the devil makes us do it.

    Father Xavier: He that committeth sin is of the devil.

    Michael Kovak: Then that'd be all of us, wouldn't it? And if we're all of the devil, how do we fight him?

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