I Never Thought It Would Happen...

I have actually now seen a movie that actually freaked me out: The Exorcist.

It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but it still bugged me.

I mean, how is the subject of demon-posession NOT freaky?

Anyway, I thought I should share that with everyone. I guess there is a movie out there that is capable of creeping me out. I never thought that would happen. I was wrong.

The movie does add a very interesting perspective to all of the stories in the four gospels about Jesus confronting demon-posessed individuals. The demons basically panicked the instant they saw Him... it's good to remember when watching a movie like this, "greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world," and "even the demons believe in God... and shudder."See Matthew 8: 28-34, 17:14-20, Mark 1: 21-26, 5:1-20, and Luke 8: 22-39 (and the parallell stories... if you know where to find them) and James 2:19. Demons were (and are) terrified of Jesus!

Anyway, besides the initial creepiness, The Exorsist is by far one of the best horror films I have ever seen... hands down. The director really knew how to terrify an audience and how to get a movie to stick with you after you watched it. Man... it was really, really good. It kind of makes me want to see the other films in the series...