SD Bite! Godless

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So this past Sunday, I was cruising around TikTok, as I am wont to do, and I <span data-t="145.

0">ran across a horror reviewer who was positively gushing about a film regarding exorcism that he just loved.

I'm going to refrain from using his name as the last thing I want to do is <span data-t="161.

6">cast shade upon anybody. But I had finished my editing ahead of schedule for once. And actually <span data-t="170.

2">had a little bit of free time. So I decided to turn on my TV, which rarely gets <span data-t="177.

1">any love these days, and search for the movie on Tubi. And that is how I wound up <span data-t="184.

6">watching the first half of the movie Godless. And why I lost 45 minutes of my precious time <span data-t="192.

0">on a weekend. In case you've never listened to a bite episode or even heard of me, don't <span data-t="198.

9">worry, I'm rather forgettable, so I don't blame you. This is a series that I normally resurrect <span data-t="205.

7">like my own little pet zombie. An adorable, huggable zombie, let me assure you, during the month <span data-t="212.

8">of October that focuses purely on horror movies. But I'm starting early this year, and who knows, <span data-t="221.

8">I might keep it going year-round. And as for myself, I'm JJ, your friendly neighborhood ancient demonologist. <span data-t="231.

3">And I firmly believe that knowing some academic background into what you're watching can A heighten your <span data-t="240.

9">enjoyment and B allow you to see through the Drivel. And let me be very clear, the movie <span data-t="248.

6">Godless, which has the subtitle of The Eastfield Exorcism is the ultimate use case for Drivel. Released <span data-t="258.

6">in 2023, this movie follows a couple in which the woman is either suffering from a mental <span data-t="266.

6">illness or a demonic possession. Though the movie really tries to ride out this particular mystery, it <span data-t="275.

0">fails spectacularly at him. But if that was its worst sin, then I could understand. After all, <span data-t="282.

6">many directors find straddling such a fine line difficult to do while also advancing the story. But <span data-t="291.

6">no, where this movie goes horribly awry is simply the sheer lack of research, as anyone involved <span data-t="303.

7">clearly has no idea how exorcisms work in the first place. I'll say this again for any would-be <span data-t="313.

0">directors or writers who might be out there listening. Proper research can elevate even a mediocre film, <span data-t="323.

3">The Stellar Heights. The one that comes to mind is 1995's The Prophecy, which still lives in <span data-t="332.

0">this noggin, as it started a years-long search for the angelic script that was utilized. And yes, <span data-t="341.

4">I realized that this movie is supposed to be based on a true story. And that only deepens <span data-t="350.

8">the sin that it makes because it's not clearly advertised. If this would movie was made to be <span data-t="361.

0">a use case for what not to do, then maybe I could understand it. But it's not presented <span data-t="368.

7">like that. So let's dissect. This couple is a mental health specialist. Apparently, just to get a <span data-t="377.

0">form filled out so that a church-approved exorcist will see the woman. First, that is not how <span data-t="385.

8">the church deals with mental health evaluations. The church will almost always be highly involved with this <span data-t="393.

8">portion so that it knows that it can rely upon the opinion of the practitioner. Otherwise, this <span data-t="401.

9">step would be completely useless. Second, this couple then sidesteps any church-approved exorcism by turning to an <span data-t="411.

2">outside practitioner who A has no authority of any church and B is branded as a child prodigy <span data-t="421.

8">who is just so very, very special. And both of these should send alarm bells into the watcher's <span data-t="431.

0">head. Be wary of any so-called religious leader who has no formal education, as that is the <span data-t="443.

2">perfect recipe for allowing deviant ideas to creep into a congregation. Not only have I seen that <span data-t="454.

8">more times than I would like to even admit, and if you'd like to hear more about that, <span data-t="460.

4">just let me know. But this movie typifies the scenario in a horribly gruesome way. Second, as <span data-t="470.

6">both Father Mike Birdsong and actual exorcist, and I go into detail in the episode of The Do's <span data-t="480.

9">and Don'ts of Exorcism. Any exorcist must conduct the ritual from a position of authority, as otherwise <span data-t="491.

8">nothing is there to protect that exorcist. You have to remember that an exorcist is going up <span data-t="499.

4">against something so much greater than any human. And the fact that this sham exorcist in the <span data-t="507.

8">movie actually says that he is doing this by his own authority. That's when I shortly turned <span data-t="516.

5">the movie off after. And all of that is not even talking about how the movie actually portrays <span data-t="523.

7">how this deviant preacher actually goes about conducting an exorcism, which is wrong on so many levels <span data-t="533.

4">that I can barely begin to articulate them over the rising disgust that is stuck in my crawl. <span data-t="542.

2">But let me say this and be very clear in doing so. An exorcism does not involve starving <span data-t="550.

7">the possessed, and it most certainly is not a bloody torture session. Godless is what happens when <span data-t="559.

8">people who have zero idea about the subject matter get it into their heads to just make it <span data-t="566.

6">up as they go along with predictably horrifying results. And in this case, not in a good way. <span data-t="575.

7">Maybe if they had done their research, then this idiotic film wouldn't have ended up on Tubi. <span data-t="583.

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6">visit southerndemonology.com. Stay safe out there. Thank you for listening to Southern Demonology. Find us online at <span data-t="611.

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