CULTS - celebrities in them, cinema about them, and how to make sure you're not in one

[beanstew]

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[sandstorm]

I am terrified of possibly ending up in a cult. Like you said, it's not stupid people, it's people who may be stressed , not likely to make good decisions, or already part of a community (think religion - every so often I'm reminded of my acquaintance who was highly christian like the rest of her family, yet she somehow ended up in a cult via her church and her family hasn't seen her for about 4 years. There are people on street corners with microphones preaching scripture and it scares me to pieces bc of her).

Also what a post to see immediately after I watch Hereditary for the first time!

[hjalmartazar]

Did you like Hereditary?

[sandstorm]

I respect what it did. "Like" may be too strong. Asher has a style. If I hadn't read the synopsis years ago, or seen Midsommar beforehand, I would have been more shocked. Toni is wonderful and I think people slept on Nat's performance.

[sandstorm]

That being said, I was still like "What the fuck" at a lot of the second half.

[alienjive]

Do you mean Alex Wolff, not Nat??? Cause you’re right Alex is amazing in that movie.

[sandstorm]

Oops, well, whichever one he is.

[beanstew]

hereditary and midsommar are such good movies! i personally think midsommar had the better/more complete story, but on a personal level i can never get over the gloom of hereditary and toni's amazing performance.

[danne_gerous]

I grew up in an evangelical fundamentalist cult. They prey on the vulnerable. People like to think they are too smart, too worldly to fall into the trap but all they have to do is find you at a vulnerable time and use bait that appeals to your situation. That's it.