“Religion is detrimental to the progress of humanity.” Or so opines Bill Maher at the beginning of “Religulous,” a documentary film which he produced, wrote, and starred in. Maher “takes on” Christianity, Judaism, and Islam with equal enthusiasm.
He visits the Creation Museum in San Diego and the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, as well as the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, the Vatican, and the Western “Wailing” Wall in Jerusalem, whose proximity to Islam’s Dome of the Rock is noted as a prominent failing of religion. Maher interviews numerous clergyman and believers of the three faiths, as well as former U. S. Senator Mark Pryor (R-Ark.).
Despite Bill Maher’s famous acerbic wit and sarcastic comments, “Religulous” actually contains a generous amount of good natured humor from the comedian. Maher and director Larry Charles (“Borat” 2006) deserve credit for keeping this documentary from Thousand Words and Lionsgate watchable and entertaining.
Religulous (2008)
cinema
My Review
“Religion is detrimental to the progress of humanity.” Or so opines Bill Maher at the beginning of “Religulous,” a documentary film which he produced, wrote, and starred in. Maher “takes on” Christianity, Judaism, and Islam with equal enthusiasm.
He visits the Creation Museum in San Diego and the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, as well as the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, the Vatican, and the Western “Wailing” Wall in Jerusalem, whose proximity to Islam’s Dome of the Rock is noted as a prominent failing of religion. Maher interviews numerous clergyman and believers of the three faiths, as well as former U. S. Senator Mark Pryor (R-Ark.).
Despite Bill Maher’s famous acerbic wit and sarcastic comments, “Religulous” actually contains a generous amount of good natured humor from the comedian. Maher and director Larry Charles (“Borat” 2006) deserve credit for keeping this documentary from Thousand Words and Lionsgate watchable and entertaining.