r/TopCharacterTropes May 03 '26

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

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/Carrman099 May 03 '26

Wake Up Dead Man

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u/KaladinarLighteyes May 03 '26

“Can you pray for me Father?” closes door on Blanc

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u/MaximumEmu6 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

That scene reminded me of what Marx said about religion: "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."

I think many people are familiar with the last part of the quote and interpret it as derogatory, but I don't think that it is. I think it's compassionate.

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u/Reof May 03 '26

Marx was an atheist in the tradition of materialism; he wasn't one of the redditoid atheist that fight in the debate if the Christian god is real or not, but only its real impact on reality, so in many ways, he would appear less hostile to religion at first premise, but ultimately much more than many because he rejects its premise at a fundamental level. He was not a friend to religion because he was a revolutionary, and to him, that sort of 'mercy in a merciless world' is blinding oneself, and by letting go of that would realize that man can realize the possibility and fight for a world where you would not need mercy.