Scientology?
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Wuchakk — 10 years ago(October 19, 2015 10:40 PM)
I agree. I thought it was modeled after LaVeyian satanism, but some of these other posters say there are elements of $ciencefictionology as well.
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ayeayecapn — 11 years ago(January 10, 2015 07:46 PM)
I know enough about $cientology to thoroughly understand the fraud, mind control and destruction they practice on their weak-minded "parishioners." I've even visited their Clearwater cult headquarters as the guest of a friend (ex friend, after I wouldn't buy into their sick cult) who is too deep in to see what $cientology is, so I've seen the M.O. first hand. The scene in this movie inside the entrance of New Dawn or whatever it was called startled me. The style, artifacts, the statements and slogans being advertised my immediate thought was of $cientology, including the weird "members" speaking to the unsuspecting people that wander in the door. If the parallel with $cientology wasn't intentional, it was an amazing coincidence. Numerous other scenes gave me the same spine-tingling sensations - I didn't stop to analyze the parallels; they jumped out at me.
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last-c — 9 years ago(November 20, 2016 02:00 AM)
It is clear that they did their homework well making this movie. The way these cults and new-age religions present themselves, the way they operate, they are completely optimized for their goals. You have seen a glimpse of that, and when you came across a succesful depiction in this movie, you felt the eerie, uncomfortable sensation as before.
How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hands.