9 Ways In Which Movies Are Like Church

Church has a pantheon of saints, whether they’re treated in a literal sense like the Catholics do, or in a less direct but still venerative way like other denominations. All seem to agree that certain figures in the Bible and beyond are fairly important, and have a special connection to the divine. There’s something to the status of a prophet that gives them a certain authority and demand our attention in a way few people can. They’re special.

The world of movies has stars. These are sometimes shockingly powerful people, treated like they are above the laws of mere mortals and are treated as the authority on subjects ranging from political affiliations to beauty products. There’s a reason the term “star worship” is so widely used in common parlance. There’s a spiritual aura surrounding celebrities (just watch an Oscar broadcast if you’re skeptical; it’s creepy), as though they’re demigods. Then it’s somehow shocking to see them in human moments. The satisfaction of seeing a god fall from heaven, I suppose.

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