![]() ![]() James Martin (Jordan Belfi) is, according to Deace "a left-wing, atheist psychiatrist, because other than Jordan Peterson, there are no other kinds of those, apparently." The two meet in prison on Edward's execution day for Martin to determine if Edward is mentally competent to be executed, and they talk for about 40-plus minutes straight, though it's mainly Nefarious talking and a doubting Martin asking questions.Īfter 30 minutes, the “worldview” was supposed to make me question my beliefs Nefarious (Sean Patrick Flanery) is a demon who inhabits the body of Edward, whom he has forced to commit 11 murders. Instead, the trailer seemed like good marketing, piecing together the action clips to add suspense and tension, despite the fact that seemingly 95% of the “action” in the actual movie is talking.Īnd, boy, do they talk. Unless “the truth” Deace wants to share was hidden in the trailer like that, the trailer I watched didn’t seem subversive. It brings to (my) mind the '80s, when people accused metal bands of hiding satanic messages in songs that they alleged were revealed when vinyl records were played backward. ![]() We are attempting to reach an audience that desperately needs the truth of what we believe before it is too late. So everything is being done here subversively. "It’s just not presented in the trailer the way that it actually is in the movie. "Everything in the trailer is in the movie," said Steve Deace, the Des Moines-based nationally syndicated streaming talk show host who is an executive producer of the film, in an interview with The Family Leader. More: 'Nefarious' uses horror to tell a faith-based story. Synposis of ”Nefarious” from Rotten Tomatoes On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own. I was supposed to see deeper meaning in the trailer So I watched the film, failed to pick up any belief-changing message, then researched what the producers had expected me to. I was curious: How could you omit those words from all marketing, label “Nefarious” a horror movie, and expect non-religious viewers to pick-up its intended message? Though “Christian” and “faith-based” appeared in reviews, the words were missing from the movie description, posters, and theater advertising. ![]() “Nefarious” is being marketed as a horror film. It wasn’t the movie itself that intrigued me enough to decide to go see it. I stumbled upon the movie "Nefarious" and decided to go see it. ![]()
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