DP/30: My Scientology Movie, Louis Theroux
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Louis Theroux is one of the great first-person documentarians, starting his career with Michael Moore (on TV) and becoming a staple on British TV for over 15 years now. His latest is a look at Scientology as only he could deliver it. Fiercely smart and funny, he adds to the current pack of Scientology documentation without treading over anyone else's perspective. Theroux chatted with David Poland about the film and his career.
Shot in Los Angeles, March 2017
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There's a magic phrase that instantly shuts scientologists down: "I don't have any money."
Sometimes you have to follow it up with "No, not even a little." The poor are not welcome in the realm of scientology.
They don't like the ill or the very elderly either.
Can't pay your way ? Then go away. Seems to be the motto.
poppey potter Exactly. Poor, ill, old. That’s why it takes so long to get to the top level and why they let them ‘escape’ when they do imo. They don’t want you hanging around when you get old and frail. They need able bodied people to work for them and give them money.
Apparently they put in mass credit card applications at the same time to increase the chance of acceptance as well as having people working high up within the major credit companies to help get applications through. They've also been known to badger really broke people into pestering non scientology family members for loans :$
LOL
"Actually if you don't have money, sir, we have plenty of volunteer opportunities. "
what a lovely, humorous, honest, humble man!
what I love about Louis is that he doesn't take himself too seriously
thats an act, he does, his arrogamce comes thru sometimes, not often but its there.
Louis is the gold standard of documentary makers but he's so modest about it.
Adam Curtis is platinum.
Jon Ronson too. Louis would agree.
His curiosity seems to trump his ego, hes truly just a guy that has a question and will try to get an answer without making it about him. Its awesome.
I was interested to listen..but when he started talking about Trump in a negative way, i quit watching.
Because he’s British,
not American. In many
European countries self praise
is almost like embarrassing.
(At least that how it used to
be). ✌️
Not only is Louis a great story teller , both written & Visual
He's also a great listener
He knows the questions to ask , when to ask them
And when to sit back and listen
Definitely my favorite documentary maker / journalist 👏 🙌 👌
Loved him ever since TV Nation--Michael Moore deserves credit for discovering and giving a platform to Louis's brilliance right from the start.
Love ..Micheal Moore..Ralph Nader.....Lois Gibbs ...Mother Jones...all great advocates.....Bodhisattva's ...
It’s very refreshing to hear Louis talk about his father’s literary output and writing style. I’ve never seen him talk at length about his dad before.
Louis Theroux is possibly one of the greatest people living today. He's so knowledgeable, articulate and understanding. He also has a great sense of humour and even after all these years he's still so modest. I'm looking forward to his future work. I hope next year he'll do another mini-series of Weird Weekends to mark the show's 20th anniversary (and to round up the number of episodes to 20).
Are you high?
@@Msfifisquarepantz no I wrote that comment 7 years ago during my Louis Theroux phase 🙃
Huge Theroux fan - hope to see more of him in the future.
He has three new docs this year.
Good for you well I’m a bigger fan than you
@@leepaul587 what a stupid comment ; grow a brain
FYI, it was a John Travolta who had influence over Clinton. Cruise was distanced from Scientology during that 1990s, when he was with Nicole Kidman.
One of the best most interesting trustworthy docu-makers ever !! He creates a unique connection with those he tells a story about because they trust him. If his name is involved in whatever, that stands for quality and honesty !! Fantastic story-teller…..Cheers……….
Louis is not only a great documentary maker, he is also a really nice guy too. I'd love to buy him a pint down the pub and talk about his views on life.
I hope you'd have something interesting to tell him too... (Please, I do mean that, but, I'd say the same about me as well...).
I remember discovering Louis around 2003-4.I love his shit.I lost track of him for a few years unfortunately.Now I am checking out his stuff.He is Awesome
Louis is one of the best documentarians/interviewers if not the best.
No way!!!
Currently...my favorite...too..
Well God damn, Louis might be the greatest documentarian of our time. What a wonderful interview with our most incredible documentary maker. love you Louis.
I adore this guy !! I rarely watch tv but if I do it’s usually documentaries.. how did I miss this humble genius??🤷♀️❤️❤️
Watched Louis Theroux for years and have huge respect for him.. ✨✌🏼️💛💫😎
Love him. One of the few people you have interviewed who are actually interesting.
Love Louis' work, and it's good to see a copy of Mother's Milk in the background :)
he had some GREAT scientology pieces that have disappeared since he made "my scientology movie" they actually got much deeper into the church and creepier instances of being followed / harassed by people associated with the 'church'
His Scientology movie was beyond funny ; It was something else ! :-)
I thought it sucked. Especially considering Marty had already pulled his BS by that point. And the decision to cast characters was not at all convincing. He could have done better.
They could have edited out that cough-snort near the beginning! Poor old Louis!
You've got to hand it to Louis-his programmes are rather ace.
I have seen Theroux since he did BBC2 documentaries i think in his twenties.
I don't agree with his views on everything but he makes documentaries with BBC quality he has really high standards :) I also love how he tries to tell people's stories. Its really nice to see him being interviewed :) ty for.sharing
I'm a simple man, I see Louis, I click.
One thing I learned from Paul Theroux is that there is an island of cannibal, perhaps reformed, who call humans 'long pig' because that's what we taste like. And what is the most popular food, by far, on this island? Spam. I never was able to look at spam in the same way again. And I feel conflicted if I learn someone likes or eats Spam....do I tell them cannibals think it tastes like 'long pig'? Thank you, Paul Theroux❤️ Oh, yes, and the island of arsonists was a hilarious story as well.
Never believe anything
about ology unless they deny it.
"Going Clear": Scientology.
"Going Diamond": Amway.
"Spot the difference" exercise...
1) Cult assimilation techniques.
2)Religion.
3) Charismatic Leadership (to be worshiped, exalted and edified)
4)Money-obsessed.
5) Cognitive Dissonance.
6) Distancing from family.
7)Distancing from societal values.
8)Penalties for leaving the Cult.
9) Mass Rally events (provided at a high cost)
10)Evangelical approach to recruiting.
11)....Why bother? Just see above.
A Cult is a Cult is a Cult....
Any further Q's?
Primus 777 what
Any movement that absolutely shuns you and pressures everyone else that you know to disassociate themselves from you just because you don’t think like they do any more is a cult.
It's a great Documentary if you don't go into it with "Going Clear" in the back of your mind. Very different style and maybe even trying to tell a different story. Louis's documentary felt a little less about Scientology and what those who left went through and more about the people themselves. Glad to hear he is working on a new tv series and another Docu. I'm a big fan
My Scientology Movie was brilliant. He pushed the buttons of Scientology and sat back and waited for them to behave how he knew they would. It was a really interesting way to film a documentary about a subject that's been heavily covered.
It also shows why the Tech actually sucks people in.. Everybody always talks about Scientology like it's utter crap.. but people wouldn't come back without some really working value, that very cleverly was put at the beginning to get people hooked.
I saw Going Clear first and I found My Scientology Movie really interesting with regard to Marty because he seems quite different.
I'm intellectually in love with L🙃
Intellectually, mi culo!
love that rhcp album, and actually most of your work! please keep up making journalism of this quality please! We love our docs!
Why cant I find the actual documentary anywhere 😭
Here it is 😁 ruclips.net/video/5B7VXzGmacE/видео.html
Sameee 😒
Father Theroux is a wonderful story-teller/travel writer. He is a magnificent writer. On line with people like Kingley Amis.
And Louis Jr. is an excellenter story-teller using a different medium.
Mothers Milk was a huge Chilli Pepper record when I was in high school.
Bloody good interview DP!
He's just brilliant.
I find myself strangely attracted to Louie Theroux.
I was just thinking kinda the same thing lol He's like nerdy cute? Something like that... Seems like he'd be incredibly easy and fun to just chat with
I can relate!
It's not strange thing. It's totally normal, he has universal appeal.
How do you mean "strangely"? ! Bloody Hell. He is totally worth having a crush on. I mean... what's not to like?... xx
Not strangely. He has an intelligent, inquiring, rational mindset. What’s not to like?
🌲🌝☘️
I have missed you!!!!!!
Thanks for another interesting interview! Your videos should be trending on yt, and not these fake prank videos. Keep up the great work!
A very very skilled and smart guy.He uses a soft non threat type of journalism that get ppl to relax and talk..
Ive been wanting to see this for ages
I think South Park covered them well.
This guy is a walking piece of art
My Scientology Movie was an excellent doc, Theroux style is hilarious but effective. :-)
I thought the documentary was an interesting angle on Scientology. It wasn't a whole lot of stuff I hadn't heard before, but I liked the concept. In it, though, you really get to see a new side of Marty Rathbun. I can see how short his temper is, and the way he talks about his time in Scientology really sounds like bragging. Like "I was the top dog, and I left just to teach Miscavige a lesson". I hadn't thought of it before, but it made sense to me when Louis mused that he seemed like he left when he started to fall out of favor. It seemed to me that Scientology gave him power over people to make their lives hell, and now on the outside he's trying to do the same thing, but to the "church" now. It can't be easy going up against them, so anyone who successfully executes a program or doc against the "church" gets a lot of respect from me!
maybememory1 perfectly put mate
The fact that this opens on a copy of Mother's Milk makes me respect Louis infinitely more than I already did.
Louis Theroux is the Ferrero Rocher of documentaries!
omg ferrero
6’ 2” in a compact, no slack, luckily the seats go back
That’s a nice height.
High-Five's Louis for the 'pirate Joe' sound at 1:13 !
I think he has The Specials first album behind the RHCP. Cool.
Scientology enroll guy says to me "go get the deed to your house and we'll get started".
And I knew him from high School.
Yes Louis, tell the world.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Mothers Milk. Been years since I listened to that album.
I really do love you ! Really enjoy your work!
love your videos DP!
Love Louis👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love this man
I see, (at least I think I see), Louis feeling quite upset and indignant. I in no way mean this in any bad way. It makes me appreciate him even more. Ah! Now he's getting into it. Ah! I saw you two on a later podcast/interview I think. Bloody Hell! There was SUCH a sudden voice/poise change. Wow! I would look up that moment, but I'm too transfixed. It's amazing.
Aw. If I got timeline wrong... sorry.
For those of us who don't know about the inner workings of the "church", it was a fascinating documentary. I especially liked watching Rathbun become unhinged when the tables were turned. The fact that he was bragging about how vicious and ruthless he was towards anyone who criticized or left the organization, and was trying to control the reenactments shows me how full of shit some people can be when they deny being part of a cult.
Louis PLEASE a docu on the psycho in the mad-house would be great !!!
It's great that Rathbun was on board for this but unfortunately as of late he's withdrawing his anti-scientology posts and is even criticizing those going it against it as being cultists. A sad turn of attitude....
Mother's Milk
love that beard close up
It's a great beard!
Maybe there will be a director's cut for the people who found the movie unsatisfactory.
Louis is very good I missed his BBC show last week on this topic, if anyone has a link please and thanks !!
Somehow, sonically, Louis seems like he's on the verge of a yawn for the entirety of the interview.
The Eternal Louis
He mentions a minibar -- wait so this a hotel room? Which comes equipped with a complimentary turntable and a vinyl copy of RHCP's shittiest album... lol I can almost read that little note on top "please enjoy your antiquated hipster music format on our trendy faux-vintage piece of shit suitcase turntable. Mustache wax and denim waistcoats for the ultra-hip available on request."
HOLY SHIT
His father is Paul? Omg. Cannot describe his father's writing in words.
I like Louis, but this was not his greatest documentary work. Other than watching Marty Rathbun in the process of unraveling right before he did a 180 and starting defending Miscavige and calling critics of Scientology the cult members, it really didn't bring anything new to the table.
christmastiger Agreed
And he’s got his own mind
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The man is awesome!
going clear doc. was great too
louie is the best
great point about LRH and DJT!
The decor behind confuses me... is this a furniture store (with electronics)?
it's the interviewer's house, i think
With a mini bar?
good point
he does say he's in a hotel, it's probably his portable record player tho.
It's the Redbury Hotel in L.A. Very eclectic. I could have shot into a grey corner, but I like to include the space.
Louis is amazing and aside from his insanely great documentaries he is the original TROLL XD
The way he does it is amazing........Louis Theroux....The Troll kingpin.
Wow, a journalist who can be critical of Trump without being totally, insanely bias... I'm in aww lol
More about the ...reality distortion field...yes......will check out Tony Ortega....
red hot chilli peppers
Et tu Louis?
The tough life of Louis...
This guy looks like he could be John Oliver's brother or something.
3:04 Worked for Joseph Smith.
legend
Interesting statement about not being diametrically apposed to subjects, however the Jimmy Saville case really got to you and so to finish this maybe if you dig a little deeper you could help people more rather than sitting on the fence?
❤️❤️❤️
he blew it with this piece of shit movie, and I love Louis!
Has Louis said anything about Marty Rathbun's now attacking defectors?
Red hot Chilli peppers album " mother's milk" behind his right shoulder on the bed, he's into great fucking music too, Louis is the best documentary maker no doubt about it.
Still confusing to me today they must be hiding something
I saw u at at natral history museum
My Scientology Movie is entertaining but it didn't really shed light on anything new, or anything that you can't readily find on google already for years. I think it's mostly targeted towards the people of the masses that are very much unaware of Scientology's practices.
Donald is dank as fuck
loving the Mother's Milk album in the background
Why does scientology use the sign of the cross in there religion if its only been around for 50 or so years, that really is strange to me!
They use it specifically so they look more like a religion to outsiders even though they most certainly are not. That's the only reason.
They also use it because they can call themselves a church and claim tax exemption.
Scientology is modern day version of Islam without the chopping!
Very happy to see this legend on dp - also love the fact i was the 69th like