Review of Kumaré (2012) by Sophie H — 15 Aug 2013
This documentary is amazing, hilarious, sad, and cringe-worthy in almost equal measures. It does a great job of illustrating why "personal relationship" with a god or holy man is suspect to a skeptical person. My only peeve is personal, but relatively large when it comes to my enjoyment of the film.I have a difficult time with reconciling my dislike for obfuscating with the good that may be accomplished from it.I KNOW that Kumare always called himself an "illusion" and a fraud, but he still took advantage of groups of people who trusted him and loved him. That's hard to reconcile, but I cannot think of a way in which the point could have been made without him doing so.
This documentary will haunt me for some time as I try to sort out how I feel about it, but I love the premise, and, if pressed, the execution.
This review of Kumaré (2012) was written by Sophie H on 15 Aug 2013.
Kumaré has generally received positive reviews.
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