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Watch if you want to be made to feel you've been exposed to a demonic influence.
The point of this movie seems to be to convince the viewer that he or she has been exposed to demonic influence—in the form of sigils and being seen and pointed at by a demon. In this sense, the movie is very original—what other movie tells its viewer that he or she has been directly exposed 170 times to a sigil that summons a demon? Even if we know "it's just a movie" and even if the viewer doesn't believe in demons or the power of sigils to invoke them, could some unconscious part of the viewer still be affected by the sigils and the images? Even if I believe I am immune to the power of demons (if I believe such a power exists), it's still somewhat unsettling to watch a movie that purports to expose its viewer to a demonic influence. If the answer is no, perhaps the movie is just supposed to make the viewer think about this question—i.e., could I have been cursed even if this is fiction and I don't believe in such things? If the answer to the first question is yes, then the film is extremely irresponsible—because it attempts to make the viewer feel cursed. And why would you want to do that to anyone?
