Dogma
According to the Catholic encyclopedia "Dogma signifies an opinion or that which seems true to a person; sometimes, the philosophical doctrines or tents and especially the distinct philosophical doctrines." The main character of the movie is Bethany whom is a catholic that doesn't enjoy attending church and is questioning her faith, which she apparently lost when she was a young child. She is portrayed as the Hero in the movie. As the movie goes on we learn that she is a distant blood relative of God. At the beginning of the movie she is visited by Metatron, which is the voice of God. He claims he is in the highest choir of Angels, after coming into Bethany's room in a cloud of flames as he tells her about the prophets she is going to meet. In Dogma Metatron is what seems to be a Herald for he is the announcer of the events to take place. As Bethany continues on her voyage she meets two prophets, who do not fit the description of any biblical figures for they talk about sex, smoke drugs and use vulg
Not all of the characters can actually be found in mythology. In the Jewish tradition, the angel of death appears under a number of incarnations and names. It is because of what people are taught. In the movie we are introduced to a Muse by the name of Serendipity muses are not found in Christian mythology but they appear in Greek Mythology. We are consistently reminded in the movie that there has been a fall from good to evil. In this I mean that it is question what is religion and the meaning of faith. She then meets Rufus the movie's fictional "thirteenth apostle". The Hebrew Bible does not mention the angel of death by name, nor does it even make obvious that there is such a being, relying instead upon a kind of personification. There are many themes we see throughout the course of the movie Dogma. This is seen through the characters of Loki and Bartleby who are the two renegade angels. In Christian Mythology it is found that Metatron is an Archangel and Seraphim who sits beside God, and not an angel of death. I think because of the bible begin translated and different ethnic backgrounds that is why depending on where you are Gods gender and race changes. Rufus leads Bethany on her journey and although his features are not old which is commonly seen in a mentor he speaks wisely in the manor of faith and morals. In the movie Dogma the main cultural dilemma that I noticed is what gender and race God is. We also see Good-vs-Evil which is the whole point of the journey that Bethany is on.
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