Ridiculous religulous evangelical philosophical society. With religulous, bill maher and larry charles carry their brand of evangelism to a broad swath of targets. This is a movie where one man, bill maher goes around talking to religious cooks and church members, which allows him to try to refute all their beliefs. And this is precisely what bill maher does in his new antireligion film, religulous. Religulous is a 2008 documentary film starring political comedian bill maher who travels to numerous religious destinations, such as jerusalem, the vatican. Religulous follows political humorist and author bill maher as he travels around the globe interviewing people about god.
In fact, widespread subscription to organized faith infuriates him, making his wellread, incredibly researched mind explode with incredulity. Bill maher was born william maher in new york city, new york, and grew up in river vale, new jersey. Is bill maher the latest comedic documentary filmmaker to attract a blind following. It was pretty clear that the few folks attracted to the movie were already fans of bill maher and his open hostility to all things religious. In bill mahers film religulous, faith doesnt have a prayer the. The first point relates to creationists claiming the bible is scientific with an interview with a vatican astronomer who talks a lot of sense and the second graphically demonstrates the lack.
Us comic bill maher tells john patterson how his new film. Religulous makes a pilgrimage across the globe with political humorist and author bill maher real time with bill maher, politically incorrect as he opens our mind to the ultimate taboo. That being said, this is still a entertaining and amusing documentary which exposes some of the silliest excesses of organized religion, particularly christianity. Judaism, christianity, islam, mormonism, tv evangelism and even scientology, with detours into pagan cults and ancient egypt.
One was that bill maher spent so much time with the ones he tried to make look bad that he didnt meet with enough. Bill maher might well be a flaming asshole, but more often than not the flame burns brilliantly, and his documentarydemolition job religulous has an unholy fervor that should start many bonfires. The clips are from the 2008 documentary film religulous by bill maher. Oct 03, 2008 and this is precisely what bill maher does in his new antireligion film, religulous. Maher, who grew up catholic with a jewish mother, loathes religion. Religulous is guaranteed to be controversial, but maher and charles efforts also ensure that theres more than just hype behind their film. Religulous is a 2008 american documentary film written by and starring comedian bill maher and directed by larry charles.
Rent religulous 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. For any lover of the humour of bill maher this is a not to miss film. The problem with the movie, whose title compresses. The film very clearly outlines mahers religious beliefs interspersed with him making fools of religious people which he very effectively does, be they fundamentalist muslims or barelyeducated truckers at a truck stop christian church. Oct 01, 2008 as the comedian and outspoken nonbeliever bill maher travels the world, interviewing christians, jews and muslims in the facetiously funny documentary religulous, you begin to wonder if. Muslims, jews and christians of many kinds pass before his jaundiced eye.
The title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words religious and ridiculous. The two best points made in bill mahers atheist documentary. He tells john patterson how his new film proves that religion is just ridiculous. Written by matt goldberg i want to ask bill maher just one question. This is a movie where one man, bill maher goes around talking. Personally i laughed out loud as he travels across the globe in search of biblical answers. According to maher, the title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words religion and ridiculous, implying the satirical nature of the documentary that is meant to mock the concept of religion and the problems it. I also find that fact that it has any fans incredibly worrying. Religulous also doesnt try to argue people of faith out of their beliefs, but instead encourages nonbelievers to step up and speak out. Oct 03, 2008 while this film is not as funny as borat, religulous which, at times is actually pretty scary is a more powerful film because this film is true. In his 2008 film religulous, bill maher makes the argument that belief in god is ridiculous. Maher goes to a creationist museum in kentucky, which shows that dinosaurs and people lived at the same time 5000 years ago.
The new film religulous starring comedian bill maher hbos real time with bill maher and directed by larry charles borat, curb your enthusiasm seemed to fall pretty flat in the laughs departmentlike it was appealing to an audience that may have been amused by it twenty years ago. Traveling around the world, maher examines the tenets of christianity, judaism and. Although religulous is intended to be a comedy, bill maher concludes the movie with some very serious and powerful images and messages that really penetrate deep into the meaning of our existence past, present and future. He tells harry smith that religion can be laughed at, and for good reason. However those who do not know bill maher s views on religion should watch with caution. In october 2008 bill maher came back to the limelight with the movie religulous, directed by larry charles. As the comedian and outspoken nonbeliever bill maher travels the world, interviewing christians, jews and muslims in the facetiously funny documentary religulous, you begin to wonder if. The documentary follows bill maher as he travels around the globe interviewing people about god and religion. Jan 22, 2011 the two best points made in bill mahers atheist documentary film religulous george ahad. The two best points made in bill mahers film religulous 2008. From there, maher pushes us into an intense, honest, and brutally funny discussion of blind belief, presenting the possibility that maybe we should all. Watch religulous 2008 movie trailer instantly, no need to login. Oct 03, 2008 as a comedy routine about the absurdity of religious fundamentalism, bill maher s religulous is very, very funny. Mahers main target in religulous is, of course, organized religion.
Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual journey. Traveling around the world, maher examines the tenets of christianity, judaism and islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of christs existence, jewish sabbath laws, violent muslim extremists. Commentatorcomic bill maher plays devils advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. Religulous begins with bill maher, standing alone in israel at a place called meggido. The term religulous is a combination of the words religion and ridiculous. The two best points made in bill mahers film religulous.
Maher is an insufferably smug bastard and not nearly as funny or clever as he thinks he is. Religulous is the muchanticipated collaboration between one of the guys responsible for borat and curb your enthusiasm larry charles and the politically incorrect standup comedian bill maher. However those who do not know bill mahers views on religion should watch with caution. Religulous is a 2008 american documentary film directed by larry charles and starring political comedian bill maher. Jun 07, 2008 written by matt goldberg i want to ask bill maher just one question. For a project written by and starring maher, the clips in the film are for the most part surprisingly fair. According to maher, the title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words religion and ridiculous, implying the satirical nature of the documentary that is meant to mock the concept of religion and the problems it brings about. The documentary examines and challenges religion and religious belief. Review by gil kellerman director larry charles has taken the flybytheseatofyourcinematicpants approach that he used on borat and applied it to religulous, the documentary about religion. Oct 04, 2008 it was a year and a half ago when bill maher notoriously snuck into answers in genesis offices at the creation museum to conduct a surprise interview with ken haman interview that now appears in religulous.
Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, maher brings his characteristic honesty and skepticism to an unusual religious journey. Examining religious dogma with bill mahers religulous. In bill mahers film religulous, faith doesnt have a. Apr 27, 2015 while the current crop of criticism of maher stems mostly from his reputed islamophobia to understand bill maher we need to go back a bit to his movie religulous. Lionsgate has finally released a movie trailer for larry charles documentary religulous, which follows bill maher as he travels around the globe interviewing people about god and religion. Bill maher, host, writer and debater, believes they are all crazy. Mar 31, 2009 us comic bill maher is atheisms funniest advocate. Sep 28, 2008 bill maher, left, and larry charles pose in front of a, well, you know. Lionsgateeverettrex features s hooting fish in a barrel is the order of the day in comedian bill maher s faintly tiresome attack on religion by which he. Bill maher confronts religion with film religulous.
If you kick this film off the nightclub stage and into the forum of intelligent debate, though, religulous isnt all that effectiveespecially not for folks who have given their faith serious thought. Their new film, religulous, takes on the pieties of religion. I have never been religious and this film still disgusts me. Bill maher and larry charles offer an irreverent debate on. Bill maher interviews some of religions oddest adherents. Religulous from the director of borat and the star of hbos real time with bill maher comes an irreverent and thoughtprovoking exploration of religion, as maher goes on a humorous pilgrimage around the world to question peoples faith and find out why they believe in god. Bill maher started his career as a stand up comedian and rose to become a very popular comedian.
As a serious discussion of religion and spirituality, it is, well, very, very funny. The two best points made in bill maher s atheist documentary film religulous george ahad. Nov 10, 2012 religulous, a documentary created by bill maher, is a film that discusses judeochristianity and faith. Bill mahers religion and political views hollowversethe. In its premise, bill goes through a journey across the u. Religulous was showing in the smallest theater in the multiplex not much bigger than the truckdrivers chapel that appeared in the film and even then it was only about a third full.
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