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Mary is a good Christian girl who goes to a good Christian high school where she has good Christian friends and a perfect Christian boyfriend. Her life seems perfect, until the day that she finds out that her boyfriend may be gay – and that she's pregnant.
“Are you sure this isn’t a sin?”
“Are you sure this isn’t a sin?”
I've never seen it, but I remember a clip going around with Mandy Moore rage screaming at someone, "I AM FILLED WITH CHRIST'S LOVE!!!"
It strikes me that Marjorie Taylor Greene probably rage screams that a lot, too.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:25 PM on April 19 [3 favorites]
It strikes me that Marjorie Taylor Greene probably rage screams that a lot, too.
posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 7:25 PM on April 19 [3 favorites]
I did see it - kinda fun!
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:37 AM on April 20
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:37 AM on April 20
“Lay off the tiara, Tia!”
I hadn’t watched this in a long time. Still light and enjoyable.
posted by bunderful at 10:22 AM on April 20
I hadn’t watched this in a long time. Still light and enjoyable.
posted by bunderful at 10:22 AM on April 20
I really did like this movie. Macaulay Culkin was great in it, as was Eva Amurri.
posted by jenfullmoon at 4:02 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
posted by jenfullmoon at 4:02 PM on April 20 [2 favorites]
I love this movie. I didn't go to that sort of school but grew up around a lot of them so I'm somewhat familiar with the tropes and they did a good job. And the soundtrack! Some Mandy Moore of course (with a Michael Stipe duet on "God Only Knows"). The "Christian" music playing at the prom was actually The Replacements. It's great.
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:37 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:37 PM on April 20 [1 favorite]
This seems to have turned into my comfort movie, and I’ve taken to turning it on when the stuff on my to-watch list feels too heavy. More observations!
* Mary’s tee shirt from the gun range reads “Emmanuel Gun Range: an eye for an eye.”
* Hilary Faye scraping Cassandra’s bumper sticker tells us a lot about her - she’s vindictive, judgmental, and convinced that sinners do not merit respect. She’s also cool with vandalism.
* The sex ed class must have been incredibly superficial
* Mary’s mom gets wrong a super easy Bible trivia question, about a well-known Old Testament parent willing to sacrifice a child for god. That really sets up a theme …
* Poor Tia
* Poor Mary, so scared that she’d rather have cancer than be pregnant
* The prayer circle that HF organizes to “help” Dean is just ewww
* HF is definitely leveraging her role as her brothers helper for martyrdom, but also - how the hell is it that Cassandra is the first one to think of making a car accessible for him? It stands out as a loving gesture. And what the hell are their parents, clearly well-off, doing putting Roland at HF’s mercy?
* The scene where Mary stands in front of the Jesus billboard and utters her first “swears.”
* “Prayer works, it’s been medically proven!”
* HF is so quick to kick Mary out of the Christian Jewels. After a conversation of less than one minute, she’s taking back the pin.
* I wonder how many examples there are in this film of people being “guided” by Jesus to do the things they want to do.
* HF: Without the strength and love that Jesus provides me, do you really think Cassandra’s gonna be able to take care of him?
Veronica: No way
HF: She’s just gonna end up hurting him.
Tia: By the look of the bruises on his neck, she already has.
* Pastor Skip outsourcing his concerns for Mary to her peers. Ugh.
* PS: She’s part of your posse, and I think you could help her. I’m gonna need you to be a warrior on the front lines for Jesus.
Tia: You mean, like shoot her.
* The exorcism scene - I can see how it’s funny but it really wigs me out a bit. I was never the subject of an exorcism attempt but I was super careful.
* Patrick is so decent. Smart too. Mercy House isn’t really for the people who are sent there, it’s more for those who do the sending (paraphrasing).
* The Beatitudes voice over with Mary in the bathroom stall.
* I really would not want to piss off Cassandra (and I was the kind of kid who would have pissed her off) but she’s a heck of a friend
* (Mary, Cassandra and Roland ditching school)
Mary to Roland: Should you be driving?
Roland: What the hell is it with you people, you think I can’t do anything.
Mary: Do you have your license?
Roland: No
* Patrick just moved to town, how does he know about secret storage rooms at the mall?
* The Xmas story parallel
* For some reason I didn’t really clock that Skip is married. So his involvement with Lillian is problematic.
Out of steam. Might post observations for the rest of it later, I don’t know.
posted by bunderful at 7:18 PM on April 24 [1 favorite]
* Mary’s tee shirt from the gun range reads “Emmanuel Gun Range: an eye for an eye.”
* Hilary Faye scraping Cassandra’s bumper sticker tells us a lot about her - she’s vindictive, judgmental, and convinced that sinners do not merit respect. She’s also cool with vandalism.
* The sex ed class must have been incredibly superficial
* Mary’s mom gets wrong a super easy Bible trivia question, about a well-known Old Testament parent willing to sacrifice a child for god. That really sets up a theme …
* Poor Tia
* Poor Mary, so scared that she’d rather have cancer than be pregnant
* The prayer circle that HF organizes to “help” Dean is just ewww
* HF is definitely leveraging her role as her brothers helper for martyrdom, but also - how the hell is it that Cassandra is the first one to think of making a car accessible for him? It stands out as a loving gesture. And what the hell are their parents, clearly well-off, doing putting Roland at HF’s mercy?
* The scene where Mary stands in front of the Jesus billboard and utters her first “swears.”
* “Prayer works, it’s been medically proven!”
* HF is so quick to kick Mary out of the Christian Jewels. After a conversation of less than one minute, she’s taking back the pin.
* I wonder how many examples there are in this film of people being “guided” by Jesus to do the things they want to do.
* HF: Without the strength and love that Jesus provides me, do you really think Cassandra’s gonna be able to take care of him?
Veronica: No way
HF: She’s just gonna end up hurting him.
Tia: By the look of the bruises on his neck, she already has.
* Pastor Skip outsourcing his concerns for Mary to her peers. Ugh.
* PS: She’s part of your posse, and I think you could help her. I’m gonna need you to be a warrior on the front lines for Jesus.
Tia: You mean, like shoot her.
* The exorcism scene - I can see how it’s funny but it really wigs me out a bit. I was never the subject of an exorcism attempt but I was super careful.
* Patrick is so decent. Smart too. Mercy House isn’t really for the people who are sent there, it’s more for those who do the sending (paraphrasing).
* The Beatitudes voice over with Mary in the bathroom stall.
* I really would not want to piss off Cassandra (and I was the kind of kid who would have pissed her off) but she’s a heck of a friend
* (Mary, Cassandra and Roland ditching school)
Mary to Roland: Should you be driving?
Roland: What the hell is it with you people, you think I can’t do anything.
Mary: Do you have your license?
Roland: No
* Patrick just moved to town, how does he know about secret storage rooms at the mall?
* The Xmas story parallel
* For some reason I didn’t really clock that Skip is married. So his involvement with Lillian is problematic.
Out of steam. Might post observations for the rest of it later, I don’t know.
posted by bunderful at 7:18 PM on April 24 [1 favorite]
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posted by Carillon at 6:34 PM on April 19 [1 favorite]