So, I had a moment where I was really proud to be with friends. I was at my friend Bowman's house with like 4 or 5 other people and we decided to watch Religulous and he's tearing apart these religions and everyone was like, "Fuck yeah!" It was brilliant, because with most other people in Cincinnati, they'd be like, "This guy is offensive!" It was cool. I like my friends, haha.

So, anyway, the film is Bill Maher's response to, well, religion. Maher, who is the authority on everything (literally!) goes around and interviews a bunch of radically religious people, upsetting them a great deal in the process. Maher holds no punches, and isn't afraid to offend the interviewee, something that's rare in documentaries. But this guy has no shame, so... He only interviews two people who are smart in their faith, though. I go to a Jesuit high school and, while agnostic, I see a lot of people (priests, teachers, fellow students) who have experience-based faiths and who are very intelligent and logical in their faith and theological expression. It was a shame he didn't interview too many smart people - I guess they would have outwitted him and he knew it.

But, as a comedy, the film succeeds, and that's half of its intention, so it gets lots of points there. There were several moments where we were laughing so hard that we had to pause and rewind to catch what happened afterwards (the parts we missed usually inspired laughter as well). It was a cool experience to watch so deeply atheistic a movie with a group of friends and have 0 objections. That was the coolest part for me.

8/10