Response to Jesus: "I'll be back"

I agree with a lot of what you have to say.  Attributing many characters as a Christ figure based off of Koslovic’s characteristics can at times feel repetitive and redundant. However, in my opinion, I do not believe that his list should be put entirely to waste. By having a Christ figure list of characteristics, Koslovic has allowed people, if they want to, to make connections between characters in film to Christ. Some characteristics might seem strange to make connections with, but many are valid and appropriate. What needs to be remembered is that this list is used by choice. If someone wants to interpret a character as a Christ figure, then they should be able to. It is harmless more than anything. Some people might strike up controversy and debates about justifying a character as Christ-like, but in the end, all these assumptions are based on the way in which someone decides to interpret media and what they say is based on point of view. What people decide to believe is entirely up to them. As Deacy said in his article, movie characters do not have to be attributed to Christian beliefs and there is nothing stopping other systems of thought or theories being related to a film’s characters or imagery. Once again, analysis is solely based on the opinion of an individual. Drawing connections to film, whether they were placed in the film intentionally or unintentionally, allow the viewer to experience media in new ways. When I first saw Fight Club, I drew a lot of connections between what was said in the movie to Buddhist ideals. Another person might have interpreted the movie differently; that doesn’t mean that its’ imagery is harmful to the consumer population. Essentially, like the Jesus parables, Christ figures allow us to draw connections to how Christ acted and how Christians should act. It can give us both insights to a character in a movie and to Christ himself, but this is based on interpretation and whether people take it with a grain of salt is entirely up to them.

Extra: Neo can be related to both Christ and Buddha in different ways...at the same time he can simply be Neo and nothing else... how one views his character is based off opinion and interpretation and that is based on if one wants to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.