The film that's not about Scientology that is about Scientology.
An unstable, drunken, violent naval veteran takes up with a charismatic leader of what appears to be a cult. The cult's soundbytes encompass time-travel, hypnotism, mysticism and a fair amount of "make it up as you along".
The film illustrates the extraordinary lengths to which the 'Master' goes to win the mind of one person, and how some people will buy into esoteric mumbo-jumbo which mightn't make much sense but lures one in with its "something".
Not as great as it's been talked up to be, but it is a good, well-produced and thought-provoking film. The scene leading up to Dodd's interruption by a skeptic is spellbinding.
This as good a place as any to drop the classic track by The Fall, "Riddler". This is the live version, sorry, there's no other on YT at the moment.
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