sources that have jumped to my attention that I believe are indicative of the problem. Let’s begin with television and movies.
Television and Movies (none of which are recommended)
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
As I was flicking through the channels on television recently I noticed a film I remember enjoying as a young teenager – ‘Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure’. This film went hand in hand with ‘Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey’. Both films were about the humorous teenage adventures and antics of Bill and Ted. A couple of things struck me anew in the storyline:
During the plot we find the two main characters confronted with ‘Death’, the traditional character in a black gown holding a scythe. Now obviously neither Bill nor Ted want to die and therefore they challenge Death to a series of games to win back their lives (Twister for example). It turns out that Bill and Ted do unexpectedly well and win their freedom. On another occasion we find both Bill and Ted in hell. Bill experiences his hell as having to kiss his hairy relative, whereas Ted finds himself in a strict military camp. Within a short period of time both manage to return to their normal lives.
Little Nicky
A few weeks ago I watched a short extract from ‘Little Nicky’, an Adam Sandler comedy about one of the ‘so called’ sons of Satan in hell. Nicky is a shy, relatively kind, underachieving devil who does not quite fit in. He is given a task that involves travelling between earth and hell to try and find his mischievous brother and bring him back ‘home’. In addition part of the plot shows Adolf Hitler being punished in a variety of humorous ways.
Hell Boy
The Royal