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Just watched this great movie again and, as one should with all truly great movies, discovered yet more riches beneath the surface of crucifictive masturbation and projectile vomit.
Long touted as a film about the struggle between good and evil, I never really noticed before how much good there is in it. Everyone always concentrates on the evil side - human nature maybe, and let's face it this stuff is good box office however you slice it. But let's all join hands and look at the good stuff.
Concentrate on some of relationships between the characters, often clarified by the odd hug or quiet compliment, always beautifully underplayed. Fathers Dyer and Karras in the bedsittingroom; Lt Kinderman and Chris MacNeil discussing a murder case in a way that would make Miss Marple queasy at its pleasantness; Chris and Regan play-fighting in the hallway; Chris and Sharon's no-eye contact goodbye hug at the end.
These are just a few examples, but I think the important thing is that this stuff balances out the palpable sense of evil that famously pervades the film, and this is something too many people overlook.
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