{"id":1921115,"date":"2023-04-29T03:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T07:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demonic-possession-takes-over-hollywood-an-expert-reviews-the-popes-exorcist-and-nefarious\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T03:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T07:30:14","slug":"demonic-possession-takes-over-hollywood-an-expert-reviews-the-popes-exorcist-and-nefarious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demonic-possession-takes-over-hollywood-an-expert-reviews-the-popes-exorcist-and-nefarious\/","title":{"rendered":"Demonic Possession Takes Over Hollywood: An Expert Reviews \u2018The Pope\u2019s Exorcist\u2019 and \u2018Nefarious\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemonic-possession-takes-over-hollywood-an-expert-reviews-the-popes-exorcist-and-nefarious%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1921115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Devil Takes Hollywood: Demonic Possession on the Big Screen<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The devil<\/strong> is enjoying a star turn in Hollywood, where a pair of movies about demonic possession are getting mixed reviews from real-life experts on exorcisms.<\/p>\n<p>Both \u201cNefarious\u201d and \u201cThe Pope\u2019s Exorcist\u201d hit the big screen on April 14, hoping to mine the same occult fascination that made William Friedkin\u2019s \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demonic-possession-takes-over-hollywood-an-expert-reviews-the-popes-exorcist-and-nefarious\/\" title=\"Demonic Possession Takes Over Hollywood: An Expert Reviews \u2018The Pope\u2019s Exorcist\u2019 and \u2018Nefarious\u2019\">terrifying classic 50 years ago<\/a>. That film, which stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, and Lee J. Cobb, caused countless nightmares and set the standard for movies about demonic possession. It even spawned a reboot in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-mothers-day-tweet-of-little-girl-holding-a-rifle-sparks-backlash\/\" title=\"NRA Mother\u2019s Day Tweet Of Little Girl Holding A Rifle Sparks Backlash\">showing interest<\/a> in Lucifer has not waned.<\/p>\n<h3>Experts Weigh In<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe devil is real,\u201d said Roman Catholic exorcist and psychologist Rev. John Szada. \u201cWe encounter increasing numbers of cases day by day of individuals under attack, physically, mentally, and spiritually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experts interviewed by The Daily Wire praised \u201cNefarious,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/itll-cancel-itself-dennis-quaid-rips-cancel-culture-talks-upcoming-reagan-biopic-new-film-in-exclusive-interview\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019ll Cancel Itself\u2019: Dennis Quaid Rips Cancel Culture, Talks Upcoming \u2018Reagan\u2019 Biopic, New Film In Exclusive Interview\">faith-based film<\/a> from\u00a0Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, the writing and directing duo behind \u201cGod\u2019s Not Dead\u201d and \u201cUnplanned.\u201d The film stars\u00a0Sean Patrick Flanery, as Edward, who has been convicted of several murders, and Nefarious, the demon inside him. A psychiatrist is assigned to evaluate his claims of possession.\u00a0As the film, which\u00a0includes a cameo appearance by conservative personality Glenn Beck, unfolds, the viewer is confronted with the intellectual reality of demonic possession, portrayed in a realistic and less dramatic light than Hollywood\u2019s typical take on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod keeps Satan on a short chain \u2013 everything that is done is through God\u2019s permissive will,\u201d said author and podcaster Terese Piccola, a wife and mother of four who says she experienced possession by several demons.<\/p>\n<p>Piccola, who says she was liberated from demonic possession after 18 months of solemn\u00a0exorcism, told The Daily Wire the film resonated deeply with her. She recalled being unable to resist the demons that possessed her, demons she said were invited into her mind and body because of her experiences with rape, trauma, occultism, promiscuity, and abortion. One scene that particularly struck her had Flanery\u2019s demonic character describing abortion as a modern-day adaptation of Baal-ritual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was interesting how he describes the altar, because in one pivotal session (of her solemn exorcism), that\u2019s exactly what I saw in my mind\u2019s eye \u2013 a baby being sacrificed on an altar,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was horrific, but I suspect from seeing how that was depicted in the film, I am not the only one to have endured that reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sony Pictures\u2019 \u201cThe Pope\u2019s Exorcist\u201d stars Russell Crowe as real-life exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, one of the most renowned exorcists in the Catholic Church and upon whose autobiography the film is loosely\u00a0based. But despite the A-lister\u2019s presence and an $18 million budget, the film was quickly condemned by the International Association of Exorcists for its lack of accuracy and the gory sensationalism of its depiction of exorcisms.<\/p>\n<p>Crowe declined comment when contacted by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Piccola faulted \u201cThe Pope\u2019s Exorcism\u201d for dramatizing possession while downplaying God\u2019s role in the process of achieving ultimate liberation. One reason \u201cNefarious\u201d rang true with her was a chilling line from the demon whose name gives the film its title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe offer up a series of temptations, gradually increasing in terms of duration and intensity; degree of moral inequity,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">character states<\/a>. The demon goes on to explain as the victim continues to succumb to temptation, the demonic influence grows stronger, eventually leading to possession.<\/p>\n<p>That point, about how free will and the ability to reject temptation and sin is missing in \u201cThe Pope\u2019s Exorcist,\u201d according to Piccola, and is rarely included in films. The depiction of demonic possession has become increasingly prevalent, however, in pop culture with TV shows such as \u201cLucifer\u201d, pop superstar Sam Smith\u2019s overt Satanic displays and a planned event by the Satanic Temple in Boston, set for this weekend.<\/p>\n<h3>The Danger of Dabbling in the Occult<\/h3>\n<p>Szada attributes current interest in the occult, shallow as it may be, to the collapse of faith in God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people do not believe in God, they need to find something else to believe in,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople seek stability and security in an increasingly chaotic world, and the use of practices such as the Ouija board, Tarot cards, faith healers, and fortune tellers provide a false sense of knowledge and power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such faddish dabbling is not without risk, Szada said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a real danger in becoming too fascinated with evil and demonic forces in our popular culture,\u201d Szada said. \u201cIt can blur the lines between fantasy and reality, and make it harder for people to recognize the true nature of evil when it presents itself in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Answer Lies with God<\/h3>\n<p>The answer to resisting temptation that can lead to madness lies with God, according to Szada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo rediscover [God] is the only way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-to-point-them-to-jesus-nhl-star-mike-fisher-talks-parenthood-politics-and-life-after-hockey\/\" title=\"\u2018I Want To Point Them To Jesus\u2019: NHL Star Mike Fisher Talks Parenthood, Politics And Life After Hockey\">find true peace<\/a> and security in a world that is increasingly dominated by the forces of darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The devil is enjoying a star turn in Hollywood, where a pair of movies about demonic possession are getting mixed reviews from real-life experts on exorcisms. Both \u201cNefarious\u201d and \u201cThe Pope\u2019s Exorcist\u201d hit the big screen on April 14, hoping to mine the same occult fascination that made William Friedkin\u2019s \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d a terrifying classic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1626,"featured_media":1921116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[23405,6962,14774,24835,4214,4361,13315,16364,16230,4259],"class_list":["post-1921115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-nefarious","tag-the","tag-demonic","tag-exorcist","tag-expert","tag-hollywood","tag-popes","tag-possession","tag-reviews","tag-takes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1626"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1921115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1921116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1921115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1921115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1921115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}