00:00 The Exorcist is universal.
00:03 Possession happens all over the world.
00:06 I've grown up with a fascination of religions of all sorts,
00:10 and this was an opportunity to explore possession
00:13 through a variety of perspectives.
00:15 They wanted to make sure when they were portraying
00:19 different communities of faith,
00:21 that they were portraying it accurately.
00:23 The Exorcist is close to real experiences that people have had.
00:29 One of the oldest religious beliefs that we can find archaeologically
00:32 are ancestral possession, ancestral spirits that visit you after death.
00:36 You would look to ancestors, you would look to spirits for guidance.
00:39 The fact that some of them could be malevolent
00:41 is extraordinarily common.
00:43 Do you think they got possessed by the devil?
00:47 Possession, oppression, pagans and wiccans.
00:50 We'll talk about energy attacks, a lot of focus on demons.
00:53 When I rested my hand upon her head, I felt nothing but pain.
00:58 Getting rid of them is exorcism.
01:00 Wherever those girls went, they brought something back with them.
01:03 There are rituals for it in every religion, in every culture.
01:08 You have some experience with possession.
01:10 Yes, more than I'd like.
01:12 Victor's put church and faith behind him.
01:16 The other parents have faith, they have community.
01:18 I believe that's the way evil works, is to take you apart and to sow division.
01:23 If our children are possessed by the same entity
01:25 and you think differently than I do, how do we work together?
01:28 Is that Catherine's heartbeat?
01:30 They're breathing in sync.
01:31 One girl lives, one girl dies.
01:35 This movie is asking a lot about the power of suggestion, about faith.
01:41 God is right! God is right! God is right!
01:45 God laid a trick on you.
01:49 (screaming)
01:51 (electronic music)
01:53 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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