"Something is fucky on this planet."
That
Love Has Won documentary is entertaining in a trainwreck kind of way. It's the story of a cult started by a former McDonalds manager--Amy Carlson, a.k.a Mother God--which, I had no idea a basic middle-aged white bitch could start a cult; I thought you had to be of east Indian descent to get people to buy into your woo-woo guru claptrap bullshit. I guess I haven't been paying attention.
Really though, the best thing about a cult that considers Robin Williams a divine messenger is that they seriously consider Robin Williams a divine messenger, leading to many moments of unintentional hilarity.
"We have another message for you disgusting bitches and assholes from Robin Williams."
---One of the Love Has Won cult members addressing viewers on a livestream
Also, there's a scene that could be straight out of a
Mr. Show sketch. It's a clip where Mother God's minions are sitting around the living room doing a livestream, looking all glum-faced while their dear leader is heard raging in the background like a disturbed toddler. Then one of them speaks up and explains:
"I have taken Mother's joy by making her the worst quesadilla in all of creation."
Yeah, I'm totally incorporating that sentiment into my everyday life.
"Dear, you took my joy by not turning on the poop fan in the bathroom after you dropped a deuce."
The possibilities are endless.
Back to the Robin Williams thing, though. Now, I might be able to buy the dude as some enlightened soul based on his performances in films like Dead Poets Society, Fisher King, The World According to Garp, Good Will Hunting, et cetera. But being an actor with a pretty varied filmography, he made some absolute stinkers, too. Was he a holy messenger in the crappy Hugh Grant comedy Nine Months, for example?
Yeah, I'm not feeling it.
Anyway, the documentary is broken up into a three-part series and it's now available on Max, if you're into that kind of thing. It's really....ehrm....something.