![]() ![]() When the open call for participants hits social media, warnings to Theroux start flooding in – literally cautioning him to stay away from this subject. The extremely polite Theroux takes an unusual approach to this and actually holds auditions for the key roles of David Miscavige and Tom Cruise, with the plan to reenact some of the more infamous ongoings behind the secure walls of Scientology. ![]() Instead, public figures like Tom Cruise and John Travolta have become the faces that people associate with the organization, and have been influential in recruiting efforts. His one TV interview was in 1990 with Ted Koppell on "Nightline" and he has since refrained from public appearances – a stance that has only enhanced the weirdness and rumors surrounding Scientology. Twenty-something David Miscavige took control and to this day remains the mysterious leader of the organization. His 1950 book "Dianetics" is known as Book One and the foundation for the movement that became Scientology. However only one, L Ron Hubbard, had the pluck to actually start a religious cult and consider himself God's conduit. Wells, and Philip K Dick were all great writers, and some were read religiously by their fans. The genre has seen many popular writers over the years - Ray Bradbury, Arthur C Clarke, H.G. Yes, Scientology is a religion that was founded by a science fiction writer. Director John Dower and BBC reporter Louis Theroux do nothing to put me at ease or even help understand how people fall for this "religion" a self-described "universal solvent". Here's hoping Tom Cruise doesn't hunt me down, and that a group of believers doesn't shout insults at me in an airport but I'll admit that the more I learn about the Church of Scientology, the more creeped out I get. Reviewed by ferguson-6 6 / 10 why do people join? ![]()
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