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John Safran vs. God

  • TV Series
  • 2004
  • 25m
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John Safran in John Safran vs. God (2004)
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In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they hav... Read allIn his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.In his most ludicrously ambitious project yet, world-famous media hooligan John Safran scours the world in search of God... AND FINDS HIM.... Or, at least, a lot of folk who believe they have.

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    • John Safran
    • Gavin Wood
    • Jonathan auf der Heide
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      • John Safran
      • Gavin Wood
      • Jonathan auf der Heide
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    • Nerdy Mormon…
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    David Serafin
    • Bad Ass Bob
    Mark O'Toole
    • Atheist Door-answerer (2004)
    Craig Melville
    Craig Melville
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    Sara-Marie Fedele
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    Rand Hazou
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      John Safran maintains he has little to no recollection of the exorcism that was performed on him for the final episode of the series, and that his reactions during the ceremony were completely involuntary.
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      John Safran: [recurring final line] Until next time, go to Hell.

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    Writer, co-producer and host John Safran goes on a worldwide expedition to find God in various religions. Instead he exposes the various types of practices carried out in the name of religion. It begins with how the supreme judge of the Shariat court in UK is so Fatwa-friendly that he issues one in the blink of the eye.

    It continues to say how old junkies in Texas are using the garb of Native American religion (peyote) to get a fix, legally. Later, it points out that Scientology is really nothing more than a group of obsessed sci-fi believers. A film such as this is an entertainer – its comic sequences, over the top statements and sweeping judgments are carried out in a comic manner, thereby ensuring a lot of laughs. However, laughter is all that there is to it.

    The film is (somewhat) a polemic, aimed at debunking all other views and voices except those of its creators. Large tracts of commentary, magnificent editing of sequences and musical scores as fillers make it a very clever ploy to get audiences to share in their beliefs. So even though it exposes individuals, it uses these to make sweeping statements at the religion per se. For e.g. the Muslims following Islam in Britain are extremists, the peyote way church is just a group of drug junkies and scientologists are trying to brainwash the world into following them. Of course it does not literally say that. However, the juxtaposition of visuals and news clippings along with comments loaded with 'If', 'Perhaps' and 'maybe' leave the viewer to connect the dots in a style earlier seen with Michael Moore.

    Lastly, its holier-than-thou attitude makes it into a screening of snob value. So, even when it provokes thought it is not the direction intended. Perhaps, the film is just a reaffirmation of the existing prejudices of SOME, but these cannot be counted as ALL.
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      • August 30, 2004 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Ghost Pictures
      • SBS Independent
      • Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
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