They are not good people lost in the dust and ashes of the past, with no more life in them than their images in a stained-glass window, but people with whom their successors today are “knit together” in “one communion and fellowship” in Christ and there can be no life more abundant, in the Christian estimation, than life in Christ, the creative Word of God, who is one in the Trinity with the Father and the life-giving Spirit. They are examples, the Prayer Book teaches, of “virtuous and godly” living. It’s possible that I’m missing something, but after watching the movie and going back to review a few scenes, it’s kind of clear that the dim lighting and the use of shadows in much of the movie and light within the simulation scenes were likely meant to be meaningful, but it still didn’t really have the desired effect.THE departed saints whose names are held in honour by the Church are not trophies or talismans. In fact, none of the actors in this movie really feel like they’re giving everything to make it work. Demonic doesn’t even get close to doing this since Carly, played by Carly Pope, is believable enough, but she almost feels as though she’s going through the motions and isn’t entirely devoted to this part. The idea of demonic possession has been pushed to limits that people don’t want to see in the past, and it’s been made clear that some movies have stepped over the line a bit. Sadly, this didn’t really happen with Demonic since even the scare factor that was placed into the movie didn’t really go far enough to establish itself as anything other than a jumped-up Halloween gimmick. It’s worth mentioning that a lot of us have probably gone into a movie hoping that it will be just as good as it looks, or better.
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