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Offline Myrrh23

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Evil Gabriel...
« on: March 20, 2008, 01:08:55 PM »
Hey Guys! ;D


Ever wonder why Hollywood seems to always depict the Archangel Gabriel as an evil Being? For example, in such movies as The Prophecy and Constantine...
There doesn't seem to be movies depicting Michael or Raphael as "baddies".... :P
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 03:49:35 PM »
Because Hollywood is run by content delete for language

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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 03:53:36 PM »
Don't make me come down there.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 04:00:29 PM »
Quote from: ozgeorge on March 20, 2008, 03:53:36 PM
Don't make me come down there.

Oh good finally some action...
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 04:35:02 PM »
Quote from: sdcheung on March 20, 2008, 04:00:29 PM
Oh good finally some action...

From an Orthodox point of view, evil has no existence. Evil is non-being.
An evil action, therefore, is a non-action.
This is why Orthodoxy teaches that good can never be acheived through evil means.
Racism is an evil means.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 05:14:44 PM »
Quote from: ozgeorge on March 20, 2008, 04:35:02 PM
From an Orthodox point of view, evil has no existence. Evil is non-being.
An evil action, therefore, is a non-action.
This is why Orthodoxy teaches that good can never be acheived through evil means.
Racism is an evil means.

meh.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 05:15:51 PM »
Actually just watched a movie named of all things: Gabriel and Michael was the bad guy.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 07:16:48 PM »
Quote from: ozgeorge on March 20, 2008, 04:35:02 PM

Racism is an evil means.
True, but Judaism isn't a race but a religion.

The answer to the OP though, and sdcheung touched on this, is because MOST of what comes out of Hollywood is wrong, theologically speaking.  But this shouldn't surprise us- the majority of the writers, producers, directors, and actors aren't Orthodox Christian, ergo, it shouldn't surprise us.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2008, 01:25:57 AM »
Quote from: Myrrh23 on March 20, 2008, 01:08:55 PM
There doesn't seem to be movies depicting Michael or Raphael as "baddies".... :P
Surprising since Michael has the red lightsaber which we all know means he is Sith.
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Re: Evil Gabriel...
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2008, 06:50:01 PM »
Methinks thou dost watch too much television. Wouldst thou permit me to recommend thee a proper codex?
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