8. Going Clear
One of the world’s most secretive, abusive, and fast-growing fictional belief systems, Scientology has been taking an incredible stand all over the world. There have been a great number of defections from the church, and a great number of people who have dared to stand against the forces of L. Ron Hubbard. A great many of these people have been met with threats, stalking, abuse, familial separation, and more. Claiming such stars as Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Beck (but no longer Will Smith), the church of Scientology uses the power afforded them by their celebrity superstars, to help promote and protect their faith and secrets, respectively. However, in this tell-all film, Going Clear really digs deep into the core of the church, interviewing several once-high-ranking officers of the church. The abuses, thefts, and extortions, laid out for audiences, along with the revelations of the clearly made up tenants of the church by Sci-Fi author L. Ron Hubbard are extraordinary to say the least. Perhaps a hit from which Scientology will never fully recover, the church still stands and fights those who speak out, with ever-increasing fervor.
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