The Movie that Sabotaged Sister Act 3
An apocalyptic event cost us a glorious trilogy
7 min readMar 27, 2022
Why does Sister Act work as a commercial religious movie while so many other faith-based movies don’t?
There are three schools of thought.
- Some of them didn’t want to be accessible for wider audiences. Too secular.
- Some of them tried to spread their message and simply failed to reach anyone who didn’t already believe.
- But only Sister Act fulfills the mission of its story: manifesting an accessible and impactful religious experience for people who don’t know how to praise.
THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHTS
There are two schools of thought about religious experiences.
One says that when evoked, a person experiences an expansion of consciousness that can only be perceived as profound. You finally know what it means to see God.
The other says sometimes you see God. Other times you see the Devil.
But just like that mouth-drooling bizarro version of Lex Luthor said in Batman v Superman…