Entire film of Religulous is online
Bill Maher’s take on the current state of world religion is currently online in its entirety. For how long, god only knows. That Lionsgate hasn’t taken this down yet is most interesting, considering how aggressively they chase leaked content. It would be interesting to know if they’ve decided to let this one go as a sort of apologetic petit four to the world on behalf of the DRM-backing entertainment industry, or if someone just uploaded it on a lark.
Post posting viewing: Now having seen it, I’m a bit back and forth on Bill’s methods. I’m pretty much at the place he’s getting to, though without as much of the condescending attitude or inflated ego. I think he kills a lot of his own arguments early on in the flick by going for the cheap laugh too often and too soon.
His plea for people to have “doubt” should really be more about scepticism. And he often leaves some of his own skepticism behind when he gives credit to the likes of Geert Wilders, who is himself a relgious/racist extremist.
Maher’s argument that people who openly express doubts about the afterlife show far more humility than the religious folk he takes issue with is undercut by his own attitude: Bill Maher is not a poster boy for humility. Humorous in parts, the film is more illuminating into how ridiculous the debate over the role of religion has become in the United States – and increasingly, by a creeping degree, in Uk and Europe. Worth the watch, especially for free.
Better done, though perhaps not at funny:
- Jesus Camp (Scary)
- The Evolution of Religions (Not an easy one to slog through)
- The Promised Land? (Not bad for the mainstream)
- George Carlin – Religion is bullshit (Proving some people can say the same stuff better than others)
- George Galloway takes a phone call (George shows how to keep your calm and make your point in the face of lunacy)
The river always wins.
