Gantry is turning his back on BOGUS, exploitative religion. He justifies this by quoting St Paul. Gantry is confronting the movement with its hypocrisy by reminding them of actual Biblical teachings. It is not logical to interpret this as an affirmation of atheism.
@cutis1000 I think you need to accept that an atheistic interpretation of the films denouement is speculative. I'm not a Christian but I certainly don't see the ending the way you do.
This is not the ending like the book. This book was much more critical and cynical of organized religion. The last sentence Gantry said in the book was "See you in hell"
Well, I figure it this way, DrHogfan. I'm interpreting the quote in a secular manner. When the guy asks Elmer if he wants to rebuild the religious following he helped to grow, Elmer, in essence, says NO. He gives it up. How else are we supposed to interpret the quote? I don't see Elmer as going on his way by converting people. He gives up conversion. It's time to move on and move on without religion.
@cutis1000 He say no to rebuild it because it is love that attach him to everything around him at the first place .The movie show us that she goes too far and his love is burned in to the ash because of the too much believe in the religion. The message is pure and simple.
Even a best thing can harm you if you lose your way in it no exception even religion.
How do you figure that? When Paul was young he was the "perfect" Jew . (his words) Then when he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus(to persecute some more Christian) he "grew up" /put away childish things and set out to convert people to Christianity. pardon my grammatical mistakes.
This ending is considerably different from the book's ending. In the book, Gantry didn't have any kind of moral awakening.
TheFlanker35 1 month ago
Burt Lancaster this is man!!!
Brilliant!!!
moroniiiiiiiii 4 months ago
Gantry is turning his back on BOGUS, exploitative religion. He justifies this by quoting St Paul. Gantry is confronting the movement with its hypocrisy by reminding them of actual Biblical teachings. It is not logical to interpret this as an affirmation of atheism.
Vot63 4 months ago
@Vot63 Who says that what the revivalists are doing is hypocritical? Gantry was hypocritical. He realized he wasn't cut out for religion, PERIOD.
cutis1000 4 months ago
@cutis1000 I think you need to accept that an atheistic interpretation of the films denouement is speculative. I'm not a Christian but I certainly don't see the ending the way you do.
Vot63 4 months ago
@Vot63 That's fine. We don't have to agree. I think it should be left open to interpretation.
cutis1000 4 months ago
But I still think religion is for children.
cutis1000 4 months ago 2
This is not the ending like the book. This book was much more critical and cynical of organized religion. The last sentence Gantry said in the book was "See you in hell"
amendola 7 months ago
Brilliant!
Mickagume 10 months ago
@electricblue7 If you cant fit into the church, find a bigger one.
chanctonbury63 1 year ago
Using a quote from the Bible to show that believing in religion is childish. Impressive.
evoman1776 1 year ago
""I'm on my way up to canaan land, Im on my way up to canaan land, I'm on my way up to canaan land, on my way glory hallelujah! I'm on my way.""
""I'm on my way!""
bengusandlex 1 year ago
When i was a child i think as a child, i understood as a child, when i became a man i put away childish things.
St.Paul, I Corinthians 13v11
Love that passage.
bengusandlex 1 year ago
@bengusandlex Conversely...People dont stop playing when they get old. People get old because they stop playing....So NEVER lose the child in you.
chanctonbury63 1 year ago
@electricblue7 I agree. Fitting into a church has never held much appeal for me.
cutis1000 1 year ago
The setup of the movie tells you how to interpret the quote.
Some hair...huh?
sclogse1 1 year ago
Well, I figure it this way, DrHogfan. I'm interpreting the quote in a secular manner. When the guy asks Elmer if he wants to rebuild the religious following he helped to grow, Elmer, in essence, says NO. He gives it up. How else are we supposed to interpret the quote? I don't see Elmer as going on his way by converting people. He gives up conversion. It's time to move on and move on without religion.
cutis1000 2 years ago
@cutis1000 It is, after all, Sinclair Lewis!
proffromgview 1 year ago
@cutis1000 He say no to rebuild it because it is love that attach him to everything around him at the first place .The movie show us that she goes too far and his love is burned in to the ash because of the too much believe in the religion. The message is pure and simple.
Even a best thing can harm you if you lose your way in it no exception even religion.
mikexhotmail 1 month ago
How do you figure that? When Paul was young he was the "perfect" Jew . (his words) Then when he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus(to persecute some more Christian) he "grew up" /put away childish things and set out to convert people to Christianity. pardon my grammatical mistakes.
DrHogfan 2 years ago