Word: smithing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...John Milton made a movie, I don't think he would have cast Alanis Morrisette as God. If John Milton had a soundtrack to this movie, for the love of God he would not have included Alanis cacophony as the only lyrical track. But Kevin Smith--who has taken on the Greatest Story Ever Told in his new film, Dogma--has erroneously decided to do both. Depending on who you are, this either inspires horror, laughter or pious reverence to the Great and All-Powerful Alanis. On the first day, she created Jagged Little Pill. On the second...
Well according to Kevin Smith, you had every right to be dissatisfied. His new film, Dogma, is the apotheosis of this Sunday School discontent and criticizes the stubborn doctrine of many churches. The film doesn't pretend to have all the answers to your Sunday School questions, but it does assert one thing: God is great, God is Good, God appreciates a good penis joke...
...penis jokes abound. Smith, who conceived the Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy triptych, has an unmistakable brand of humor, a unique way of putting smart, nasty words into his character's mouths. His small, dialogue-based films thrive on the rantings of slackers and dopeheads and revel in the insignificant struggles of everyday life. Given the plot and the ribaldry of Dogma, it's no wonder the Catholic League has--well, raised hell about its release. The organization was responsible for convincing Disney, the original distributor, to drop the movie, arguing that it was blasphemous and immoral. Smith, himself...
...nothing but misfortune in her life. Fortunately, she isn't alone in her quest. Joined by Rufus (Chris Rock), the 13th Apostle who was left out of the Bible because he was black, a muse named Serendipity (Salma Hayek), and who other than Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself) as prophets, Bethany gets plenty of attention. This holy brigade isn't exactly brimming with talented actors; Rock, though funny, regurgitates instead of speaks his lines, and Salma's stripping muse seems superfluous until you remember that Smith's core audience is teenagers. Fiorentino is the only actor among...
...Fans have shown worry that Smith's witty dialogue might be at risk with all the action in the film, and there is a perceptible difference. Steeped in violence, many of the movie's jokes are considerably darker than those in his other films and are sometimes reminiscent of Pulp Fiction banter. Fortunately, the two perverted prophets, along with a comic-booky atmosphere, lighten the mood and get more than their fair share of screen time. Although some of duo's jokes are simply bromidic facsimiles of the gags from the other Jersey flicks (like I've never heard...