Influenced by the art of William Blake, Francis Bacon, and H.R. Giger, Lyne wanted more human - like, yet bizarre images for the film's demons, overriding the original screenplay's
more biblical descriptions of them.
Not exact matches
His
description of reconciliation is of course indebted to
biblical formulations, but his presentation of Christ as the New Being in whom is manifest the power of love brings out
more fully the importance of personal symbols.
Miller and Hayes suggested that the
biblical description of Solomon's reign was
more legend than history.