Sentences with phrase «effect on the cult»

While the emphasis on the external observances and rites of Islam is palpably decreasing, Western culture seems to have had little effect on the cult of saints.

Not exact matches

Studies of cargo cults, messianic movements, and Third World millenarianism, including widely read classics such as Peter Worsley's The Trumpet Shall Sound and Bryan Wilson's Magic and the Millennium, have paid close attention to the effects of international relations on domestic religious developments.2 In increasing numbers, books have appeared on the religious situation in strategic parts of the globe, such as the Middle East and Latin America, and with growing frequency articles on American religion refer to issues such as global consciousness, nuclear disarmament, and the effects of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs.

After brief appearances in his father's films as a child, he made his first foray into helming with 1998's Zero Effect, before spending time in television on teen cult efforts Freaks And Geeks, Grosse Pointe and Undeclared.

And so came «Alien» in 1979, a film that broke new ground in visual effects, established a hugely successful franchise and cult following, made Sigourney Weaver a star and put Scott on the map.

This is a world that Joe Johnston has explored before, both in his 1991 cult classic The Rocketeer and while doing visual effects work on Raiders of the Lost Ark..

In some ways, Neil Marshall's take on the cult favorite comic book franchise Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen will be a very different experience to that of Guillermo del Toro's two movies (the R - rating, for a start), but will also try to stick to del Toro's much - revered style of practical effects.

In an era less focused on the construction of cinematic universes, The Dark Tower might have been a faintly cheesy cult classic, one where the low - grade special effects and «Scene Missing» lacunae were part of its charm.

Far Cry 5, while it does tackle the subject of religious cults and their effect on a community to a certain degree, the story feels predictable and only a little deeper than a normal story.

Yet to this day, Trumbull's name is still most closely linked with 2001 and his special effects work on the cult science fiction classic Blade Runner.

WHY: Christopher Landon's «Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse» desperately wants to be the next great horror / comedy, but while it boasts some great gore effects and inventive kills, the film is disappointingly short on laughs, despite being clearly influenced by cult classics like «Shaun of the Dead» and «Zombieland.»

There's a self awareness here of the rippling effect that the filmmakers clearly intend «Watchmen» to have on its modern cult audience.

Clearly, our movement from cult to culture has had an effect on our district and beyond.

How can parents make sure that the cult of the «perfect selfie» doesn't have a negative effect on their child's body image / mental health?