Answers questions of faith

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2002)

As a kid growing up in the Mid-1980s, I loved to watch all kinds of movies. When I was about 7, I remember being told that if I ever wanted to be REALLY scared by a movie, to go and see either Friday the 13th or The Exorcist. One night I found myself home alone with an all night marathon of all the Friday the 13ths on HBO. I watched parts 1-3 & when they were over I was laughing at how ridiculous these movies were. I decided that if that was supposed scary, watching The Exorcist would be a waste of my time. So I never saw it.

14 years passed by, during which time I got my education 3 different Catholic institutions. One rainy summer night I again found my self alone all night, so I rented The Exorcist. Now as it started and developed characters, I really connected with Father Karras, because when I hit my 20's I began to doubt my faith for some of the same reasons that he explained in the movie. But still, I thought the movie was going to suck. Then came the attic scene with the torch. That gave me a good enough scare to finish watching it. Thank God I did.

Now I know its just a movie, but I was believing that a little girl is really possessed by the devil. I never expected any the things that the devil did, and I was genuinely shocked, terrified, and flat out scared out of my mind by all of them. And the ending was something I REALLY never expected, espically the actions of a catholic priest. By the time it was over my hands were shaking like the priest who gave the last rights. I went over to a friends house just so I wouldn't spend the night alone. It was the best scary, and best all time movie I have ever seen.
Why? Not because of the first-rate acting, writing, and directing, but because after I saw it a few of my faith questions disappear and I was just glad that the devil was not possessing me. Sounds crazy right? I would usually laugh after reading something like this, except it actually did happen to me.
The Exorcist is THAT good of a movie.