The_Cyberbard OP t1_jdw1eq2 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:44 PM

Reply to comment by theprotector7 in 'Signs' is really great by The_Cyberbard

The issue is that many (most?) Sci-fi nerds, myself included, are irreligious and find it a bit strange when the two mix.

That isn't necessarily a problem on its own because a character can be religious and still be a great character (obviously).

But when the plot kind of pulls that sci-fi rug away from underneath your feet and goes "boom, Jesus" (voice of Peter Griffin from Family Guy), it feels a little awkward.

It would, imo, have been better if the movie ended on some lingering question about our place and meaning in the universe, like Morgan Freeman's epilogue in War of the Worlds.

-FeistyRabbitSauce- t1_jdxooci wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:12 PM

Idk, I'm not religious in any way but I think as long as something is done well I don't mind. Adding religion to something can be fascinating, and I like how Signs pulled it off.

Take Stephen King. He often has religious elements in his works with his scifi. The Stand is probably the most obvious. But take The Dark Tower. It's a western, scifi, fantasy, meta, literary work of art wrapped in a bow of religious allegorical crazyness!