Religulous (2008)
Written and Hosted by: Bill Maher
Keeping with Bill Maher's trademark presentation, he does all the talking and does give his interviewee a very little chance to talk and express their ideas. He simply bulldozes them with bombastic jargons and downright, on-your-face hurls that make his guests tongue-tied. Furthermore, many of his guests were not native English speakers! Neither were they theologian philosophers in the vein of St Thomas Aquinas nor Augustin to rebut his cynical snarls. In other words, his approach is no different from the aggressive steamrolling approach advocated by the famous Indian Muslim born again, Dr Zakir Naik.
It was a pure 100-minute ranting of the downsides of the Abrahamic religions who all proclaim that their God would save them and only them. All believers are portrayed to have a wish list of dying in a nuclear war. Many believers of various sects of Christians (Mormon, Scientology, Catholics), Jews and Muslims were interviewed. Before they could even complete their answers, excerpts of quotes from their holy book would be flashed to nullify their claim. I have sure Maher must have used creative editing to prove his point and to make his guests appear stupid.
On the whole, this whole presentation is a one-sided one. It is hardly a cerebral discourse to assess the merits and demerits of organised religion. It is a bashing session of believers done in a stand-up comedy manner.
Written and Hosted by: Bill Maher
Keeping with Bill Maher's trademark presentation, he does all the talking and does give his interviewee a very little chance to talk and express their ideas. He simply bulldozes them with bombastic jargons and downright, on-your-face hurls that make his guests tongue-tied. Furthermore, many of his guests were not native English speakers! Neither were they theologian philosophers in the vein of St Thomas Aquinas nor Augustin to rebut his cynical snarls. In other words, his approach is no different from the aggressive steamrolling approach advocated by the famous Indian Muslim born again, Dr Zakir Naik.
It was a pure 100-minute ranting of the downsides of the Abrahamic religions who all proclaim that their God would save them and only them. All believers are portrayed to have a wish list of dying in a nuclear war. Many believers of various sects of Christians (Mormon, Scientology, Catholics), Jews and Muslims were interviewed. Before they could even complete their answers, excerpts of quotes from their holy book would be flashed to nullify their claim. I have sure Maher must have used creative editing to prove his point and to make his guests appear stupid.
On the whole, this whole presentation is a one-sided one. It is hardly a cerebral discourse to assess the merits and demerits of organised religion. It is a bashing session of believers done in a stand-up comedy manner.
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