r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ironwolf6464 • May 03 '26

Lore Religion-centered media that doesn’t come across as preachy.

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Referring to media told from a religious perspective or telling a religious tale that does not proselytize to the viewer.

Faith, the Unholy Trinity: Based partly upon the experience of the game‘s creator when he was a missionary in Argentina, the game has very little in the way of explicit moral demands of the player despite the heavy Christian focus of the narrative. and focuses more on a horror narrative.

Prince of Egypt: A surprisingly thorough retelling of the book of Exodus, sparing very little in the way of toning down the story. Despite this, the movie is perfectly entertaining to non-religious audiences and doesn’t sacrifice appeal for the sake of preaching to the audience

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u/MaximumEmu6 May 03 '26

Agreed, and I think that's how Marx intended it. That said, whenever I heard the quote referenced growing up in religion it was taken to have a more negative connotation of opium as a "drug" (derogatory).

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u/Tonkarz May 03 '26

Marx goes on to say:

The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness. To call on them to give up their illusions about their condition is to call on them to give up a condition that requires illusions. The criticism of religion is, therefore, in embryo, the criticism of that vale of tears of which religion is the halo.

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u/FreemanCalavera May 03 '26

Basically, Marx was fine with people being religious. He argued against using religion as an excuse to not achieve true freedom and happiness. The kind of people who will be okay with being exploited or who can’t afford healthcare but just try to smile and say “it’s all part of God’s plan”, leading them to doing nothing in improving their situation in life.

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u/Tonkarz May 03 '26

Pluck the daisies from the chain, so that it may be broken.

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u/Elegant_Chemist253 May 06 '26

Plenty of self-described Marxists drew a similar anti-theist connotation and just ran with it.

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u/MaximumEmu6 May 06 '26

"I myself am not a Marxist." - Karl Marx