Legion or the Bad Parent Trap?
Normally I avoid horror films with religious overtones, but something about the genre-bending action-adventure-Christian-mythology-horror hybrid Legion intrigued me. Set on the eve of the biblical apocalypse, it follows the struggle of a small band of survivors holed up in a diner in the middle of nowhere. Led by the fallen archangel Michael, they rally to protect a waitress whose unborn child is humanity’s last hope of survival. Legion’s unusual mix of action adventure with Christian mythos (Angels with submachine guns!) in addition to horror tells a story not just about the struggle between God and man, but about the rewards and pitfalls of being a parent. Legion is not only full of people possessed by angels sporting blackout eyes and shark teeth—it also abounds with unwanted children and reluctant parents. Charlie, the waitress and modern Mary is the most recognizable of these. Knocked up by a man who is “out of sight, out of mind” she forestalls her initial plan of getting abor...