Is Kevin Smith’s Dogma Being Held Hostage by “the Devil himself”?
Kevin Smith’s Dogma is a religious satire centered around two fallen angels, cast out by God, who are trying to find their way back to heaven. The film brought a modern twist to religious characters, like making God a woman until the people transformed her into a man, the appearance of a 13th apostle who never got his work included in the Bible because he was the only Black guy, and the shit demon (of course).
Smith did an overall good job with the religious satire, never taking the film too far into its satirical nature to bluntly make fun of religion.
Not everyone agrees. The then-CEO of Disney, Michael Eisner, told Harvey Weinstein to not make the “hot button” film since it could and would evoke the wrath of religious groups before the film entered production. It seems that Weinstein seems to have changed his mind about the film over the years.
Author: Alyssa Miller
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