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    DogmaDogma is the latest film from director Kevin Smith, whose previous films Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy became cult hits. This film should be no different from the previous three. Smith has more power than ever to work with in this film with stars such as Ben Affleck (who had a role in Mallrats), Matt Damon, Chris Rock, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek and even rocker Alanis Morissette in the role of God. The story is about two fallen angels, Affleck and Damon, who have spent the last two thousand years on Earth and seek to find their way back to heaven. But if they get their wish and pass through the archway of St. Michael's Church, history would be reversed and humanity would be destroyed. So God chooses an abortion clinic employee, Fiorentino, along with the 13th apostle, Rock, and two benefices, Jay and Silent Bob (both from Clerks and Mallrats) to stop the two angels. Smith knows how to make a great film without the explosive, big-budget action and special effects. It can attract you with great dialogues and funny everyday situations. Smith can take a serious topic, like Christianity in America today, and turn it into a funny comedy without coming across as harsh. Smith first broke through with Clerks, a funny story of a store clerk who is called in on his day off, and a video store employee who wants nothing to do with the public he serves so poorly. The film is shot in black and white, but soon you won't even notice it once you're locked into a great story. In Smith's upcoming film, Mallrats, Smith tells the story of a man who breaks up with his girlfriend. because her father wants her to appear on his new dating show on public television. But soon all hell breaks loose when the mall security guard has other plans, but with the help of Jay and Silent Bob, things at the mall are about to change. Chasing Amy was Smith's last film before