Introduction

The 1999 version of The Mummy, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, is a repackaged version of old adventure and horror movies for a younger public. In one scene, a secondary character is faced with the mysterious awakening of a man who has been mummified for thousands of years. The Mummy is ready to attack its human prey, and the man, with no way to escape, shows him a Christian cross and speaks English, hoping it will work as a protective spell. As this does not stop the nightmarish creature, the man then proceeds to use talismans from other religions and finally saves himself by using the Star of David and by speaking in Hebrew. The monster recognizes the language of the Jewish ‘slaves’ of his lifetime, and finding this affinity, he asks him to help him in his quest. This humorous scene demonstrates how this person is ready to move from one religion to another as seemed fit. In this movie, the person changes his religion many times in the hope of surviving. In current times, as this chapter covers, people change their religion to what feels right to them at a certain time in their life as if they were consuming religions rather than simply following the traditions of their parents.

In another movie, What Dreams May Come, Robin Williams dies from a road accident and discovers from heaven that his wife committed suicide after his own death.