Review of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) by Opinionatedguy — 06 Apr 2015

I only knew a skim detail of the "religion" Scientology before watching this documentary. Whenever you know a lot about Scientology or you have no idea about it, this documentary is a nice recap or a great way to learn about the controversial "religion".

This is a very excellently made documentary. The filmmakers did a very good job on the information they have and turned it into a story from the origins of Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard in the 50s to the corruption from the current heads of Scientology and its power the "religion" had on Hollywood actors like Tom Cruise and John Travolta in the present.

The documentary gave me the feels and the tense I had watching watching a very good horror movie because there were a lot of parts that made me so shocked and terrified so much. This is a merit for its great storytelling.

I will give praise to the former members of Scientology speaking up in the documentary about their experiences in the Church of Scientology and why they left the Church. They're quite brave to open this up because the heads of the "religion" are pure evil and scary if you're a former member of Scientology or generally someone who insults Scientology.

Technical wise, the documentary had smart editing and directing and some of the reenactment scenes made the documentary so more intense to watch.

While this documentary did not cover other Scientology related issues, this documentary is a good aid on learning about Scientology for people who don't know about it or a good lesson recap for the people who needs a well organized documentary about Scientology to refresh their minds.