Scientology really is a journey into the mind of L. Ron Hubbard and the further you get into it the more like L. Ron Hubbard you become.
I caught this when it premiered on HBO last Spring. It is an in-depth and pretty scathing examination of the Church of Scientology. Hubbard's faith group has been a near-ubiquitous whipping boy in popular culture over the past ten years or so. Admittedly, picking apart another person's religion is a bit unfair. Faith is a personal journey and, regardless of the ancient nature (or lack thereof) of one's belief system, should rarely be used as a subject for ridicule. The filmmakers here are very effective at showing the dark side of the religion, but I caught my self wondering how many of their criticisms could be used against the Catholic church or the Nation of Islam or the Southern Baptist Convention. Still, this is a powerful look into a secretive organization that should have the viewer questioning their own church, sacraments, and ultimately what faith looks like.
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