Zephlar

This movie captivated me quickly, but then left me a bit confused at parts. Not because anything was too ambitious or deep, it was more how disjointed the story seemed to be between the living world and spirit world. I don't want to ruin anything but there are things that happen that flat out made zero sense and had my head scratching, especially in the last quarter of the movie. Also when the cat thing happened I was kinda like....I guess that has to be for the children because that route made way less sense to me than a fusion situation, where they were BOTH operating. It's one of those you have to just accept it's a fictional movie kind of deals. I really enjoyed most of the characters a lot. Terry was my biggest gripe character-wise. I get you aren't supposed to like him and he's arguably the only antagonist if there is one, but he was just a means to an end obviously. I just felt like there was a struggle to connect the two realms to further the story in the writers room. There was a lot of hurrying things along near the end. Overall a good movie that conveys a message about how our desire to seek purpose (and how those purposes can become obsessions) can take away from really "living" life. Just missed the mark a bit in the writers room.

I've done enough Youtubing around in the Scientology topic to cover just about everything that's ever been said about Scientology. This documentary puts the nail on the coffin. Hopefully, Scientology can get buried with that coffin after this (they WILL crumble if the IRS removes their tax exemption and possibly slaps them with back taxes). Initially I can understand how people got into Scientology to begin with. The whole auditing practice isn't really a bad thing. It's sound therapy actually that probably initially helped a lot of folks. It helps them build confidence and feel like they can accomplish a great many things. While that kind of therapy isn't limited to Scientology, I think (as was mentioned at some point in the documentary) that their success is directly attributed to Scientology itself, and not the person's own personal power and choices. That's the "bait and switch" they talk about at the end. These people don't even know what the hell the ACTUAL myth behind Scientology's "religion" is until they manage to hit the upper echelon within the church. They are told the information could harm those not ready, so this crazy ass story (which makes PERFECT sense when you look at L. Ron Hubbard's extensive science fiction writing background) doesn't even reach newcomers. If more people got the gist of Scientology up front, they probably wouldn't even join to begin with. Honestly, take one look at L. Ron Hubbard when they're speaking to him and tell me you don't see something wrong with that guy. You ever just look at someone, and KNOW they ain't right in the head? If you can't, you'd probably make a good candidate for Scientology. I used to think John Travolta and Tom Cruise were big players for Scientology, and I realize after this documentary that notion is only PARTLY true. John Travolta clearly felt like his astounding success was a RESULT of the auditing therapy he received, which helped his confidence a great deal. I imagine the same goes for Tom Cruise. The reality is, these auditing sessions pry every nook and cranny of the subject, and they make sure to keep records of these sessions. Travolta and Cruise have every dirty little secret in their lives documented within the church of Scientology. Even if they wanted out, they risk their darkest secrets being exposed. They are nothing more than pawns for the agenda of Scientology. Who knows, they may even want out at this point. This documentary sheds a much needed light, on a much needed screen. The inner workings of Scientology are absolutely inhumane and need to cease immediately. Our greatest hope at this point should be the IRS eliminating their **** religious tax exemption, and slapping back taxes for all those years they managed to scam the government and hundreds of thousands of people around the world. If the IRS does this, Scientology WILL crumble.