E.T. is an obvious choice - I think it heralded the science-belief theme
evident in subsequent SF films like Contact.
For technology/humanism (not sure if that comes into religion or magic at
all), Robocop and Terminator make an interesting complement. The first
sees a cyborg stripped of its mechanical exterior to reveal the human
inside; the second features a robot stripped of its human exterior to
reveal the mechanical skeleton. Both examine the theme of 'the ghost in
the machine' - which I guess is very relevant to the science/religion theme.
Regards
John Dougill
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