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Talk About It

1. How problematic is the notion of a "good demon" in a comic-book story? Consider the notion of a "good witch" like Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. How are they these the same? How are they different?
2. What might it mean to say that man was "created with a hole in his heart"? Is there more than one way to interpret this statement? In what sense might it be true? In what sense might it be false?
3. What does pregnancy mean for an unmarried couple? What should such a couple do? How is it different for a married couple?
4. Can you imagine being offered a choice like the one the Angel of Death offers Liz? Do you think her choice is defensible or not? Why or why not? What do you think you would do?

The Family Corner

Hellboy II is rated PG-13 for "sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language." The film is replete with vividly imagined, often disturbing creatures and much intense, sometimes frightening action violence. There is some crude language, and a few possible instances of God's name taken in vain a couple of times. A key plot point turns on Hellboy and Liz's nonmarital cohabitation, and a passing media reference to public criticism of their "interspecies relationship" amounts to a satiric jab at opposition to same-sex "marriage." There's also a scene in which Hellboy and Abe become semi-inebriated (Abe first resists, saying, "My body is a temple," to which Hellboy responds, "Mine's an amusement park").

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