04-06-2018, 09:06 AM
The lawyer seems to be messed up to me, or at least pretty weird. The Australian seems more grounded. Sheela seems like a villain for a lot of it - and she really made matters worse with her fiery speeches - but she has a very interesting change at the end.
It is unfortunate that the documentary doesn't look at why he had such pull on people. I guess he was a real guru, at least at first, but clearly fleecing the disciples was part of it from the beginning. At the end in Oregon he looks like he's heavily on drugs; he never blinks and his eyes look dead.
I know I said xenophobia was a big part of what went down, but I should also say that the combined arrogance and naivete of the cult members was also a big part of it.
I just started a book by a guy who was a little kid dragged into the movement by his mom (Growing Up Orange) and will post on it when done.
It is unfortunate that the documentary doesn't look at why he had such pull on people. I guess he was a real guru, at least at first, but clearly fleecing the disciples was part of it from the beginning. At the end in Oregon he looks like he's heavily on drugs; he never blinks and his eyes look dead.
I know I said xenophobia was a big part of what went down, but I should also say that the combined arrogance and naivete of the cult members was also a big part of it.
I just started a book by a guy who was a little kid dragged into the movement by his mom (Growing Up Orange) and will post on it when done.
the hands that guide me are invisible