The Conjuring 3, The Devil Made Me Do It, is the third installment in the Conjuring story line, all supposedly based off true stories and the 8th in the Conjuring Franchise. This story is supposedly based off a true story investigated by Ed and Lorainne Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in each of the Conjuring movies. This story involves the story of the first prosecuted criminal case in the United States that involved a Not Guilty Due To Demonic or Satanic Influence in the defense. Although the original defense was not allowed they play out the premise in the movie.
The true story took place in Brookfield Connecticut and
was the first murder case in the history of that town. In the true story Arne Johnson
stabbed Alan Bono to death. Bono was the landlord of his girlfriend Debbie
Glatzel. Glatzel had a younger brother David they and the Warrens had claimed
to have done an exorcism on some months earlier. The actual audio of that
exorcism is played during the closing credits of the movie.
What happens in stories of this nature on screen is the
overdramatization with scare tactics by the filmmakers. After doing some
research on the story there is little doubt that the filmmakers took a great
deal of liberties in embellishing the story and turning it into the final
product that is on screen. That isn’t to say it isn’t an enjoyable story or
entertaining film. It is to say that what is often presented as true may in
fact, not be entirely true. I’m not here to evaluate the authenticity of the
movie though, I’m here to express my thoughts of what I saw on screen.
I have enjoyed each of the Conjuring movies over the
years with Ed and Lorraine Warren. I haven’t enjoyed all the programs in the
franchise, but I do especially find myself intrigued by the characters
portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. There is just something about the
way they do it that in a way, turns them into the real characters. Of all the
series in the Conjuring movies, let me say, I like this one much more than the
2nd movie in the series but not quite as well as the first
Conjuring. The scare tactics are still here,
and the questions are as well, especially when it comes to the reality of demonic
possession and the attributes of God.
The issues are brought up in the film, that if God
exists, why can’t we come to the conclusion that evil via demonic and satanic characters
exist. It is a belief that for many seems to be lost and in the loss of that
belief we see as presented in the movie, that if Satan and his demons do exist,
then the potential of influence on others, even to the point of possession and
having them do things contrary to their nature must exist. The movie does a
good job of asking the question, at the point of influence; who is to blame
when bad things happen? Ultimately in this movie we see the primary character
asking for what he gets without taking seriously the overall risks of what he
is asking. As a result, great harm comes to others.
There is a great debate on the existence of good and
evil, yet experiences on the earth, be it an Adolph Hitler or Mother Theresa
seems to indicate that yes indeed there are clearly good and evil forces. The
question then becomes how do we counter or fight evil? The role of love, with the understanding that
ultimately, despite the perversions of truth of many, that God is ultimately
the purveyor of love. Of course, it is ultimately in our ability to love each
other. In that love we can obtain the strength to overcome evil. The question
is not in the how to overcome evil, and the schemes of Satan and his demons, but
are we willing to keep our focus on and ultimately practice love for others? It
resembles the great command by Jesus as mentioned all through the Bible, the
ultimate command is to Love God and the Love Others.
I really liked this movie, again, not as much as the
first but a great deal. This type of film is in all honesty not for everyone as
there are scary moments and the truth is not all people can handle movies with
themes that have demonic aspects to it. I will say in The Conjuring series and
most movies of its sort, Good ultimately wins and we see the power of good over
evil, God over Satan, the power of love over hate. But as I said, some themes
are tough and not everyone is mature enough to handle such themes. I would also say that it seems as if examples
of demonic attacks as portrayed in the movie happens less and less than what
the Warrens seemed to observe in real life. I hold out the possibility that may
be just because Satan has us ultimately where he wants us, at a place that loving
others is the last thing on our mind.
On a scale of 1 – 10, take away the Warrens from the
number 10 and you still end up with an enjoyable 8
To see the trailer for this film click on the following link:
THE CONJURING 3 Official Trailer (2021) - YouTube
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