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Is there a thread on this?? I can't see it...apologies if so!!
This docu-drama (ch. 5) is interesting and sets the tone of the late sixties well I think...well, my dad says so!!!
Sharon Tate was so beautiful. She was killed in the most brutal way - I can't believe people idolise Manson!!
Is anyone else watching it??
This docu-drama (ch. 5) is interesting and sets the tone of the late sixties well I think...well, my dad says so!!!
Sharon Tate was so beautiful. She was killed in the most brutal way - I can't believe people idolise Manson!!
Is anyone else watching it??
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It's quite fascinating how he got people to do all that.
Wow. He must have been one charismatic psychopath. Obviously, I can't comprehend the thoughts of his followers, but his hold over them was intense, if this docu-drama is anything to believe.
What a tragic end to Sharon Tate's life.
Phew...I thought I was alone there!!
Well, it's the Rasputin effect or something...Svengali-like figures with huge charisma attract vulnerable people, especially women, who are looking for something they will never find in these people!! Cult leaders always seem to have something going on with their eyes, too!!
Apparently every city has a cult!!
I remember there were awful rumours at the time that Sharon had her baby cut from her body. Thankfully that never happened, although of course, they both died horribly anyway. But it was suggested in the film that one of the Manson girls wanted to do just that.
It seems religion was involved.
He told them that he was Jesus and Satan combined into one.
Sounds like he mixed up some kind of satanism with some new age gobbledegook.
I suppose that the Hippies back then were sitting ducks to any cult leader who came along spouting new age ideas.
You just present yourself as being into peace and love and then get people who have become mentally compromised by these ideas to do whatever you want them to.
It makes me wonder if Manson was taught some brainwashing techniques from somewhere. Because all these cult leaders appear to be experts in brainwashing techniques. I think it would take a bit more than just charisma alone.
I thought that this was pretty well made. A lot better than your standard docu-dramas. The acting was much better than I'd expect to see in an average docu-drama.
I've recorded this so I'm looking forward to taking a look.
The actor who played Manson is evidently Adam Wilson.
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/entertainment/article/276707--manson-murders-lookout
thanks for this - interesting article. Have read a lot about the case and the film is very faithful to the story and all the actors especially Adam Wilson as Manson are superb.
I have read a few books and articles about Manson, and what his 'followers' did was indeed chilling. Manson must have been a charasmatic man, and he was very good looking. In fact, most 'cult' leaders are very pleasant to look at.
Its not on Demand Five online - anyone know if its online anywhere or due for a repeat eg on FiveUS ?
I can't access the lisitngs at the moment.
I wonder what road he would have taken had his musical talent been recognised then? It could have happened that Terry Melcher got him a deal, he became a big star in the style of say, Jim Morrison, and none of those dreadful events would have taken place. We will never know.
A good book about Manson (mainly the Tate & LaBianca murders) is Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi (one of the narrators on the Manson programme) and Curt Gentry
Music-wise, yes he is quite accomplished (I do actually like some of his work) and also wonder what would have happened if he had got a record deal; although after having spent about half his life (at the time of the murders) in institutions I think he would have eventually ended up back there or self-destructed. http://www.find-cd.co.uk/search.aspx?title=charles+manson&type=artist will find you some of his work (although I'm sure it will be available elsewhere if you look).
...and then it wasn't. At all.
Unless a slight shadow on the left cheekbone is supposed to render her unrecognisable?