[Justin]

The great thing about this film is you can always find something new in it, even after all these years.. but sorry to say this isn’t new (well, not to me – someone mentioned it on IMDB), and that scene with the kids play fighting is only in the TVYNS, so the decades thing is incorrect. 😛

Good eye though, I’m sure there’s lots people who haven’t read about this.

[Jason Stringer]

This one definitely gets added to the Parallel Imagery section when it goes live again in 2007!

Benjamin sent it to me quite a while ago now, while CH.com was down. I like it and think it is definitely worthy of parallel imagery listing.

[ManInKhakiExorcist]

Cap, I have one, as well — what I call original-to-prequel parallel imagery; and not one so obvious as what can be found in every 30 seconds of EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING. As a former student in Art History (minoring in it at University), in particular monuments and mosaics of the Byzantine era, I’m compelled to push this one on you all… 🙂

In the Iraq opening, there’s a short part (5:43 in TVYNS) where Merrin stares off into the distance at what is an archway in a piece of domed architechture; it echoes a certain lost church. I can’t help but think, given the prequel(s) (whichever of the two one prefers), this scene now serves as… retroactive, reverse-forshadowing. With Blatty and Friedkin’s endorsement’s of Dominion, anyway, this archway can now be said to have given this 1973 Iraq-based elderly Father Lankester Merrin pause as he is reminded of that time way back when, in British East Africa, when he first encountered The Devil Himself, while on a dig of a lost Byzantine Church, where such similar archways were abundant, as well as domed ceilings. I present to you the evidence (I’d offered this up before at BloodyNews.com, or at a previous incarnation of CaptainHowdy.com). Anyway, please include this, as well, unless there’s a big objection after people finish reading this speculative post of mine…! 🙂

… DRAT! Unfortunately, I can’t screen capture this for you. My new Mac won’t allow such; one reason why I miss my PC (RIP). But the image — the best single frame, showing not just the archway and dome architecture, but also Merrin’s staring at it after walking up, having noticed it, can be found in THE VERSION YOU’VE NEVER SEEN (TVYNS) at 5:43.

This “archictecture” thing, in my mind, is a fine example at just how much Paul Schrader’s film, Dominion, does in fact tie in with the original film. Heck, so does Harlin’s ‘Beginning’, since they used the exact same Church sets.

Thanks for going to the trouble! 🙂

M.I.K.E.

Ps. Ben, your parallel… I’m a believer! Good one!

[Benocles_Czar]

Thanks for the kudos. I look forward to seeing it on the updated web-site… 🙂

[Greg]

I actually had thought about that the instant I saw the new scene with the kids playing, but it’s true that you do notice things you’ve never noticed until various times of watching later. 😉

[Benocles_Czar]

Friends,

I believe I have found something within the EXORCIST movie that appears to have been unnoticed for decades now. A new scene of PARALLEL IMAGERY.

On the DVD, 9 minutes and 30 seconds into the film, you have a scene in which a troubled Father Merrin, is overcome with an eerie connection before the statue of Pazazu. At the same time, there is a lone warrior of Northern Iraq descent watching over the event, and most importantly, two savage dogs play-fighting amongst one another (one light and one dark coated). I’ve always found this scene to be striking, but also, I always felt that I had seen this before. The elements of that scene, I mean. I had! Fast forward to 31 minutes into the film and you have a troubled Ms. MacNeil (Regan’s mother replacing Father Merrin), who is connected to the now possessed Regan (replacing Pazazu). Also, a dark skinned woman (the nurse) is watching over the event, and most importantly, two wild children play-fighting amongst one another (one light and one dark haired).

And there you have it. A new scene of PARALLEL IMAGERY. Decades in the making…
🙂

What do you think, my friends?

Cheers & God Bless
Benjamin Szumskyj

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