00:00 The exorcist is universal.
00:02 Possession happens all over the world.
00:05 I've grown up with a fascination of religions of all sorts,
00:09 and this was an opportunity to explore possession
00:12 through a variety of perspectives.
00:16 They wanted to make sure when they were portraying
00:18 different communities of faith that they
00:20 were portraying it accurately.
00:24 The exorcist is close to real experiences
00:27 that people have had.
00:28 One of the oldest religious beliefs
00:29 that we can find archaeologically
00:31 are ancestral possession, ancestral spirits
00:33 that visit you after death.
00:35 You would look to ancestors.
00:36 You would look to spirits for guidance.
00:38 The fact that some of them could be malevolent
00:40 is extraordinarily common.
00:43 Do you think they got possessed by the devil?
00:46 Possession, oppression, pagans and wiccans.
00:49 We'll talk about energy attacks, a lot of focus on demons.
00:52 When I rested my hand upon her head, I felt nothing but pain.
00:57 Getting rid of them is exorcism.
00:59 Wherever those girls went, they brought something back with them.
01:02 There are rituals for it in every religion,
01:06 in every culture.
01:07 You have some experience with possession.
01:09 Yes, more than I'd like.
01:12 Victor's put church and faith behind him.
01:15 The other parents have faith.
01:16 They have community.
01:17 I believe that's the way evil works, is to take you
01:20 apart and to sow division.
01:22 If our children are possessed by the same entity
01:24 and you think differently than I do, how do we work together?
01:27 Is that Catherine's heartbeat?
01:29 They're breathing in sync.
01:31 One girl lives, one girl dies.
01:34 This movie is asking a lot about the power of suggestion,
01:39 about faith.
01:40 God laid a trick on you.
01:48 (upbeat music)
01:51 (bells chiming)
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