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For the films fans on this sub,

I don’t identify with any particular religion, but I grew up in a Christian environment and have always been immensely interested in religious philosophy. A few years ago I moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a degree in filmmaking, and as a part of those studies began a small YouTube channel that specializes in film analysis.

One thing that I was surprised by during my studies was how little discourse there is about religious themes in film despite their fingerprints being everywhere. I don’t mean this in a cultural sense as much as a philosophical one: the human desire to believe in something greater than oneself - the same desire that births religion - is the driving force behind some of the greatest films of all time.

I wrote an essay on the subject, and later translated that same paper for the video that you’re currently looking at. It draws primarily from the works of theologian Reza Aslan, a man who like me was raised Christian but later converted to Islam.

I won’t write more here as if I’ve got your interest, the essay will speak for itself. I am looking forward to any and all discourse that this may bring about.