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The Movie Mystic
MINORITY REPORT and THE ROAD TO PERDITION. Welcome to The Movie Mystic! The films we discuss each month in this column are not "reviewed" in the traditional sense of that word; rather, we look at "mystical messages" in films, both current and classic.
The Movie Mystic: Signs (with Mel Gibson)
by Stephen Simon. Hundreds of movies have been made about our love/fear relationship with extraterrestrials. The films either reflect our terror of these aliens as threats to our very existence or as friends who can help us reach our full potential as a species.
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