Just what I always dreamed of, a movie about sportsball and satanism!
that really hits on perfectly what feels off here.
Music/dance school cult like behaviour seems like a perfect fit. even cooking.
Suspira. coven of witches/dancers. yeah, that checks out.
Starry eyes. neon demon, and every other "cult of satanists praying on starlets trying to make it in the den of sin". yeah checks out.
movies like, "the menu". not satanists, but still a cult. would make perfect sense.
movies like, "Whiplash". same deal.
but it doesn't check out with football.
While, yes there are SOME similarities. the fame, prestige, and perfectionism. but the cultlike behavior just isn't there. its going to be a real stretch to make it fit.
the stadiums as temples. maybe. the fans as cultists. there is SOME tissue to work with. hell, look how many times "fans" attacked athletes, or each other.
but I find it hard to overcome the clear focus on entertainment first. athletes not getting hurt. older movies were all about doctors drugging them up to hell and back to play through the pain. (which that could play into the cult/using people up/sacrifice idea...) but which seems directly contrary to the imagery here. it seems to be using the same imagry as a female suspria, and not the male imagery of Friday night lights.
I guess I'm talking myself into the idea of a football cult movie works. just it doesn't seem to mesh with what that trailer shows.
Praise to the great god Nuffle.
