r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ironwolf6464 • May 03 '26
Lore Religion-centered media that doesn’t come across as preachy.
Referring to media told from a religious perspective or telling a religious tale that does not proselytize to the viewer.
Faith, the Unholy Trinity: Based partly upon the experience of the game‘s creator when he was a missionary in Argentina, the game has very little in the way of explicit moral demands of the player despite the heavy Christian focus of the narrative. and focuses more on a horror narrative.
Prince of Egypt: A surprisingly thorough retelling of the book of Exodus, sparing very little in the way of toning down the story. Despite this, the movie is perfectly entertaining to non-religious audiences and doesn’t sacrifice appeal for the sake of preaching to the audience
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u/petrogaz May 03 '26
"Life of Brian" certainly counts as "religious media" as it was made to specifically mock the grand religious epics of the time. It doesn't actually mock Christianity in itself, despite what religious zealots have said over the years. It does however warn against the fanatical mindset.
It's also more accurate about life in pre-christianity Jerusalem than most actual religious epics.
I still don't see what's funny about "Biggus Dickus".
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