Godless (TV Miniseries, 2017)
How would a Godless country be? Will it be one of lawlessness where the strong would be King where weaker ones would just be spun around in serfdom? Would the primal needs of human see no boundaries and chaos would be the order of the day? With no fear of perceived retribution to their action, would the mighty act with impunity?
Without an agreed code of conduct would the fairer sex, the young, the slow and the handicapped be left behind to be at the mercy of the others? Or would the situation spur them to go yonder and explore beyond their perceived capacity and surprise themselves?
On the other hand, a country holding firm on their theological beliefs also imposes many restrictions on certain quarters of the society which appear to clip their wings from doing things beyond what the real potential lies. The feminine gender is usually suppressed by the most patriarchally centred religions. Certains dogmas drilled by the elders as the gospel truth bars people from exploring new frontiers as they may be deemed too sacrilegious to be questioned by the mere mortals. It is what it is, and it is not for us to ask, they would stay to put a full stop to someone who thinks out of the box.
'Godless' is not the usual western fare. It tells the story of a time in the USA when lawlessness was the rife and gunpowder, and quick draw ruled. Unlike most narration of this genre, here women are prominent. They are not mere second-class citizens, but they run a town and are able to protect themselves from a band of dangerous outlaws who are men.
Without an agreed code of conduct would the fairer sex, the young, the slow and the handicapped be left behind to be at the mercy of the others? Or would the situation spur them to go yonder and explore beyond their perceived capacity and surprise themselves?
On the other hand, a country holding firm on their theological beliefs also imposes many restrictions on certain quarters of the society which appear to clip their wings from doing things beyond what the real potential lies. The feminine gender is usually suppressed by the most patriarchally centred religions. Certains dogmas drilled by the elders as the gospel truth bars people from exploring new frontiers as they may be deemed too sacrilegious to be questioned by the mere mortals. It is what it is, and it is not for us to ask, they would stay to put a full stop to someone who thinks out of the box.
'Godless' is not the usual western fare. It tells the story of a time in the USA when lawlessness was the rife and gunpowder, and quick draw ruled. Unlike most narration of this genre, here women are prominent. They are not mere second-class citizens, but they run a town and are able to protect themselves from a band of dangerous outlaws who are men.
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