# Movie Marathon (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780 "2019-08-17T02:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 310
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6183 "2020-07-24T20:12:37Z")
Movies with Hugo Weaving 1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. The Matrix 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Captain America: The First Avenger 5. Babe 6. V for Vendetta ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6184 "2020-07-24T20:19:39Z")
Movies with Hugo Weaving 1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. The Matrix 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Captain America: The First Avenger 5. Babe 6. V for Vendetta 7. Black '47 ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6185 "2020-07-24T22:38:55Z")
Movies with Hugo Weaving 1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. The Matrix 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Captain America: The First Avenger 5. Babe 6. V for Vendetta 7. Black '47 8. Cloud Atlas ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6186 "2020-07-24T23:24:19Z")
Movies with Hugo Weaving 1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. The Matrix 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Captain America: The First Avenger 5. Babe 6. V for Vendetta 7. Black '47 8. Cloud Atlas 9. Hacksaw Ridge ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6187 "2020-07-25T07:48:10Z")
Movies with Hugo Weaving 1. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2. The Matrix 3. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4. Captain America: The First Avenger 5. Babe 6. V for Vendetta 7. Black '47 8. Cloud Atlas 9. Hacksaw Ridge 10. Proof Next: Movies that are biblical allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal I loved this movie, and I’m Jewish. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6188 "2020-07-25T08:04:41Z")
Movies that are biblical allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6189 "2020-07-25T12:32:03Z")
Let’s broaden the topic, and say “religious” allegories. They don’t have to come from Jewish scriptures or the bible. There are some really good films that use Greek mythology as a structure for a modern story, and I’m sure there are lots of Bollywood movies from the Bhagavad Gita. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6190 "2020-07-25T16:07:16Z")
Movies that are biblical allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6191 "2020-07-25T16:16:38Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? Using RivkahChaya’s wider definition of the category. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6192 "2020-07-25T21:12:27Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6193 "2020-07-26T01:58:48Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Superman (1978) The first section, in particular, is allegorical to God sending his son to Earth to save mankind. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6194 "2020-07-26T02:00:58Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories sn” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6195 "2020-07-26T03:12:40Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire) 7. Godspell ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6196 "2020-07-26T14:12:49Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:6195, topic:838780, full:true”] Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire) 7. Godspell 8. Cool Hand Luke ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6197 "2020-07-26T17:30:31Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire) 7. Godspell 8. Cool Hand Luke 9. Calvary A powerful, darkly funny Irish film: [Calvary Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly Movie HD - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGM5rq_vX4U) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6198 "2020-07-27T02:55:14Z")
Movies that are religious or mythological allegories set in modern times. (Or at any rate, what was “modern” for the film or source material.) 1. Jesus of Montreal 2. The Green Mile 3. Parable (1964) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 5. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 6. Himmel Uber Berlin (Wings of Desire) 7. Godspell 8. Cool Hand Luke 9. Calvary 10. The Seventh Seal pass ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6199 "2020-07-27T13:09:45Z")
Prehistoric/Caveman Movies 1. Quest For Fire ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6200 "2020-07-27T13:40:48Z")
Prehistoric/Caveman Movies 1. Quest For Fire 2. [Prehistoric Poultry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZs_XvEk54Y) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6201 "2020-07-27T13:43:09Z")
Prehistoric/Caveman Movies 1. Quest For Fire 2. [Prehistoric Poultry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZs_XvEk54Y) 3. One Million Years B.C. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780/6202 "2020-07-27T13:55:52Z")
Prehistoric/Caveman Movies 1. Quest For Fire 2. [Prehistoric Poultry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZs_XvEk54Y) 3. One Million Years B.C. 4. Caveman [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=309) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-1/838780.md?page=311)