[madaztec2]

Hey guys i have question concerning FR. Karras madalion. Here it is .Was the madalion found by FR.Merrin in his diggings in Iraq the same medalion that FR.Karras wore in the exorcisim. Or was the medalion just a way to warn FR.Merrin in what was to come and FR. Karras was whole diffrent madalion yet looked alike to the Merrins madalion.Guys what is your take ,I love to hear it.

[fatherbowdern]

The Saint Christopher medallion is different from the one that Merrin found at the dig in Innevi, Iraq. The medallion is seen in three specific spots in the film: Northern Iraq, Karras’ dream sequence, and the final exorcism scene when Regan pulls it from Karras’ neck. I may have missed one or confused the medallion (yet I think they are all the same being that of Saint Christopher). I think it’s a wonderful way that Blatty and Friedkin reached out to us in a religious metaphoric-type way throughout the movie … plus it was another eerie thing to add to the pulse of the movie. I always think of the medallion as having a writer’s true beginning (discovery in Iraq), middle (forthcoming of evil in Karras’ dream sequence), and ending (the demon needing to rid Karras of anything holy before entering his body).

Just thoughts … anybody else?

[Author]

Posts