More Than Religion: How 'Wake Up Dead Man' Uses Belief as Its Sharpest Weapon

More Than Religion: How 'Wake Up Dead Man' Uses Belief as Its Sharpest Weapon

What is more powerful than fear? Faith. The belief in something greater, perhaps even within ourselves. Wake Up Dead Man isn’t a movie about religion. It’s a movie about belief and the terrifying, deeply human need to believe in something, even when God is absent. The film makes it clear that faith does not have to be religious to be powerful. Faith, here, is something broader and more intimate. The belief that truth matters, that actions have c…