This past Tuesday night we watched and enjoyed the film, The Answer Man featuring Jeff Daniels (Dumb and Dumber). This movie features Jeff Daniels as Arlen Faber, a famous author who has written what seems to be the key to unlocking everyone’s religious and spiritual answers. This includes anything from advice on relationships to theContinue reading “Who has all the answers?”
Answer Man with Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham is a great film which shows how people can often times look to a higher power for answer. In the film, Jeff Daniels’ character, Arlen Faber is an author who writes a book titled Me & God. In the book, he talks about how he is ableContinue reading “Answer Man”
For our fourth movie in the spring 2021 semester of REL 310, we watched a film called Answer Man. Now, instead of looking at what this movie’s message is about religion, my intention is to use this film along with our accompanying resources to critique the idea that “religion” is a belief system andContinue reading “Answer Man Blog”
Within society, there are many definitions of religion. It serves many purposes in one’s life, and it is common that different people claim that that means something different to them than it does to their friends and family. These different purposes are what make religion vital aspects of one’s life; it contributes to culture. BecauseContinue reading “The Bad of Defining Religion”
For most people it is assumed that religion and belief have the same meaning, however this is not the case. In the film this week “The Answer Man”, directed by John Hindman, is a story about an author named Arlen Faber. Faber in the film is a best selling author, famously known for his bookContinue reading “The Answer Man”
The Answer Man (2009) is a religious, romantic comedy film starring Jeff Daniels and Lauren Graham as leads Arlen Faber and Elizabeth, respectively. The basic premise of the film is that Arlen, a reclusive man and also a world-renowned author, falls in love with his beautiful, sharp-witted chiropractor who has never heard of him orContinue reading “Answer Man Review”
The movie answer man was different to say the least. They use religion as a part of their plot but do not dive to much into religion itself which I think is interesting. It is almost as if they view religion as a thought process or knowing the answers to difficult questions about life, whichContinue reading “Answer Man”
For me personally, religion has taken on many meanings and forms over the years as life has simply continued on. Whether I find comfort in a church or in a singular person, the notion of believing rather than seeing was a concept I found intriguing, then and now. I am also a testament to theContinue reading “REL 310 Blog #4”
Dylan Scott Religion 310 blog post Hey this is Dylan Scott with another blog post! This blog post is about the movie answer man. I honestly think this is my favorite film we have watched in the class so far. I think the film showed a lot of perspective on religion, while also showing whereContinue reading “Religion 310 blog 4”
This week’s blog will be a commentary piece on the 2009 film “The Answer Man.” This movie focuses on a man named Arlen Faber who is the author of a famous religious book. His book is about his personal experiences talking to God and is very well-known. Because of this, he keeps his identity mostlyContinue reading “How “The Answer Man” Presents Religion”