God Forbid

 

This is a bright documentary, about a sordid tale. It's about a powerful man, the wife he wooed when she was just a child, and a young man who got taken advantage of by both. The story also delves into the hypocrisy, and blatant racism of the modern Evangelical movement in the United States, as well as touching upon the sleaziness and corruption that surrounds former president Trump. Although I have to say, the film did such a great job that Donald Trump was one of the least sleazy characters in it. It seems to me, that the current American age is one in which ideals have perished, great masses of people are convinced by the ever-changing salesmanship of grifters. There are two grifts in America at the moment. The first is the religious grift, which for the most part is purveyed by hypocrites. The second is the political grift. The substance of this grift varies with the day, and the trends of social media. If there is a study that suggests that gas stoves give children cancer, the political grifters will rise up and yell that they are trying to take your gas stoves away from you and that would be  un-American. But what actual ideas or ideals either of these groups have in their hearts? That's a good question. But I fear that their ideals and ideas are not ones which would get them elected, or which would fill up their bank accounts with donations.

Leverton Review 4/5