Everything Is Terrible! Presents: The Great Satan (2018)

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Siskoid
I was not previously aware of material created by the found footage collective, Everything is Terrible!, but I love movies made from clips of other movies (and TV shows), my favorite example being Guy Maddin's The Green Fog. The Great Satan creates the story of the Devil himself and how he has wormed himself into the hearts of Americans everywhere, so beware! History might be a better word than "story" here, its closest analogue is perhaps Häxan (which is among the clips). There are two big threads in terms of repurposed material. One is gory horror schlock, and if you're a gore fiend, it sometimes acts as a clip show of your favorite slurpy disturbia. The other is programming made especially for Christians and that's where, I think, The Great Satan is at its best, comparing what devil worship is supposed to be about with cringy child indoctrination videos from the "other side". It highlights how the fear mongering from televangelists, etc. is kind of the promotional arm of the Beast. But even if it didn't have something this interesting to say, I'm always keen to look at such a montage and see where the new juxtapositions take my brain. 1 month 4 weeks ago
Carota
Just saw it at their live show. What a hell of a ride. 4 years 7 months ago