This is a documentary about 3 men, not the Hillsong church.
If you take only the valid points and cut out everything else, this would only have been a 20 minute clip. The other 2 hours and 40 minutes are unnecessary, slanderous fluff.
The majority of the interviews don't amount to anything and are only there to throw mud. You hear a lot of "I think", "I feel", "in my opinion"... but very few actual facts. Even the expert testimonies don't contribute much. They make a lot of accusations and get numerous opinions, but quickly change the subject because they don't seem to have any actual proof. The word "cult" is thrown around dangerously but nowhere is this backed up with evidence, instead they make the accusation and quickly move on to something else before you have the chance to notice that there's no substance to what they're saying.
Then there's the way they criticize even the positive things of Hillsong. It's like looking at someone who exercises, eats healthy, and gets in shape and shaming them for thinking they're better than everyone else. It sounds ridiculous but that is what much of this documentary is about.
There are some valid points here, and if that is all they focused on, this might have been a good documentary. Instead, they decided to use this film as a way to shame a group/church/organization with gossip, rumors, and opinions, rather than sticking to facts.
If you take only the valid points and cut out everything else, this would only have been a 20 minute clip. The other 2 hours and 40 minutes are unnecessary, slanderous fluff.
The majority of the interviews don't amount to anything and are only there to throw mud. You hear a lot of "I think", "I feel", "in my opinion"... but very few actual facts. Even the expert testimonies don't contribute much. They make a lot of accusations and get numerous opinions, but quickly change the subject because they don't seem to have any actual proof. The word "cult" is thrown around dangerously but nowhere is this backed up with evidence, instead they make the accusation and quickly move on to something else before you have the chance to notice that there's no substance to what they're saying.
Then there's the way they criticize even the positive things of Hillsong. It's like looking at someone who exercises, eats healthy, and gets in shape and shaming them for thinking they're better than everyone else. It sounds ridiculous but that is what much of this documentary is about.
There are some valid points here, and if that is all they focused on, this might have been a good documentary. Instead, they decided to use this film as a way to shame a group/church/organization with gossip, rumors, and opinions, rather than sticking to facts.