Exit Through The Giftshop + The Da Vinci Code
Slow start, but intriguing nonetheless once they get into the core of the movie. It is interesting to get an insiders view on topics that just seemed to pass through the news, but was never really personal.
I can see the potential members of the Catholic church might have to think this is negative light on the church as a whole. But like any organization, there are a few who will abuse power.
As disgusting of a topic as it is, it's good that it is being addressed so people know what to look out for, and how to avoid future situations.
The problem that this presents is that without required change, and an easy "absolution" process, offenders will not change their behavior. This is the flaw in this particular ideology.
On the other hand, the documentary as a whole is shot and composed well. The combination of live footage and stills of documents helps to pull all the pieces together. It would have been a lot of work for the person in charge of collection all of this media.
"He picked power and glory over the children." Hundreds of victims?! It's incredible someone has not done anything about the situation. It is simply a cop-out for him to claim that he had any type of mental illness. We see the same pattern in the court system over and over again, and it is just as much of a fallacy in this situation.
The only real case of mental illness is the spiral of silence caused by the indoctrination in the upbringing of these kids.
The letters he sends out is just a late reminder of the terrible things that happened to these kids. The last thing these victims need is to meet with him again.
Finally, the explanation at the end, although is not an excuse, does help to shed light on the psychological reasoning behind this behavior.
It's about time for a feel-good movie after this one.
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