![]() ![]() They show that women can handle large management projects, direct others efficiently, and overcome lifelong abuse. Though often surrounding questionable action such as conning or causing harm to others, many of the women shown in the series are seen as equal to men. ![]() There are also some positive, albeit misdirected, messages on feminism that can be taken away from this series. Some strong language is used, most notable being "tough titties". Shooting of guns at targets and the brandishing of weapons are shown some as well. ![]() Plots to assasinate government officials, murder cult members, and poison community members (foodborne illness) are discussed as well. Drug use, sex, open marriage, and similar topics are frequently touched on. While no truly frightening imagery is shown, there are some shocking scenes featuring nudity, group sex, brainwashing, hyperventilation, wild dancing/trashing around, etc. This series is a great segue into teaching older teens about other belief systems, racism in America, acceptance of others, wariness of cults, helping the homeless and mentally ill, and many other educational talks. ![]() While some positive messages can be found in exposure to different cultures and belief systems, the predominant value of this documentary is its historical, education accuracy using real footage and interviews from members on both sides of the conflict that arises. Chopra expressed particular interest in Ma Anand Sheela, calling her “devious” and crediting her with creating “a whole cult in America.” Though Chopra doesn’t say outright that she plans to play Sheela in the film, she did tell DeGeneres that she would be starring in it as well as producing-so get your matching burgundy power suits ready.This docu-series centers on the rise and fall of a religious meditation cult-of-personality in the 1970s and 80s in Oregon, USA. Is it any wonder, then, that such a juicy and inscrutable woman would fascinate one of the most famous Indian actresses in the world: Priyanka Chopra?Īppearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, Chopra revealed that she is hard at work developing a film based on the documentary and the Rajneeshpuram community, in conjunction with Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson. No: it’s his onetime assistant and spokeswoman, Ma Anand Sheela, who both transfixed the nation back in the 1980s and stole the docuseries with the magnetic interview she gave filmmaking brothers Chapman and Maclain Way decades later. It’s not his various followers, either, or the local Oregonians who went to war with his “free love” cult’s intrusion on their rural way of life. It’s not the shadowy Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who died in 1990. Anyone who watched the highly addictive, six-episode documentary Wild Wild Country on Netflix last year knows exactly who the star of the show really is. ![]()
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