This is a movie review for the documentary movie "Hail Satan?", released April 17, 2019. I watched this via Hulu on June 30, 2020.
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Trailer
Plot
What is the Satanic Temple? What do they believe? This is a documentary about the Satanic Temple, how they view the world, and their quest to get a monument put up in Little Rock, Arkansas next to a monument to the Ten Commandments.
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
3/5 - Honestly, I watched this to get perspective on something I had never looked into before. No offense meant but I think the Satanic Temple, as viewed through this documentary, is a joke. "Satanists are the original trolls" and are looking to give people a different view on the world (not just one theology, for example). They are a "non-violent" and "anti-authority" religion - Embrace your freedom to express or feel anything, and to make the world better.
I like the idea of viewing other religions and standing up for what you believe in but, at the same time, this almost feels like the Satanic Temple is mocking religion and still call themselves a religion. I really don't think that "In God We Trust" or "One Nation Under God" needs to be taken out of the context of American history but that maybe non-Christian religions should be able to say what is put up in public areas (like the Ten Commandments in public). How butt-hurt would everyone get if all evidence of Christianity is taken out of the public areas? On the other hand, how butt-hurt are non-Christians feeling about their religion not getting noticed in public areas? Should we have an area to put up a thing for all religions (Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Satanists, Odinists, Wiccans, etc.)? Then what about atheists and agnostics?
Religion is a difficult subject. Just bringing the subject up can get people on pins and needles. Should we, therefore, wash religious memorabilia/symbols/monuments completely out of the public areas (especially on governmental property)? I won't tell you what to think but maybe you should think about it.
On that note, you can watch this documentary if you wish. It might give you an insight into someone else's perspective.
That's my review. Sorry I can't talk about it more but it (religion) is a hard topic to talk about.
Thanks for reading! More reviews to come eventually so keep an eye out!
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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