Monday, September 15, 2008

RED CLASS: Thesis and ROUGH Outline

Thesis:

While “Operation: Pedopriest” and “Faith Fighter” are
critical perspectives of religion, “Operation: Pedopriest is grittier and more emotionally reactive.


I.                    Thesis Statement

II.                  Faith Fighter

a.       Game Mechanics similar to Mortal Kombat

b.      List of Beliefs

                                                               i.      Contenders

c.       Censored Version

                                                               i.      Muhammad’s face is blacked out.

III.                Operation: Pedopriest

a.     Game Mechanics -   Army game Theme

                                                               i.      Silencer

1.       Quiet/Intimidate

2.       Delay the police

                                                             ii.      Priests

                                                            iii.      Kids

                                                           iv.      Adults

                                                             v.      Molestation

 

IV.                Common Themes

a.       Portrayal of religion in a critical light

b.      Intimidation, death, suppression in the name of religion

c.       Both critiques have a basis in real life.  We live it and these games offer a better understanding and dialogue.

V.                  Differences

a.       FF – lighter tone rather than the deeper context of religious bigotry/intolerance.

b.      OP

                                                               i.      See the priests molesting kids

                                                             ii.      You as a Silence have to intimidate the adults from contacting the police

                                                            iii.      If police are dispatched you must delay them from seeking their target

c.       Extremely offensive – molestation in general

VI.                Summary

a.       As shown FF does lightly encroach upon the real issue of religious intolerance

b.      OP is more visually detailed and leaves less to the imagination for interpretation.

                                                               i.      Direct artistic attack on the Catholic Church and its ethic violations

1.       They show this by actually animating molestation by a priest

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