Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018)
Wild Wild Country is a Netflix miniseries that tries to reconstruct the his-tory of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajnees (Osho), his assistant Ma Anand Sheela, and his Rajneeshpuram community located in Wasco County in Oregon. The work presents a compilation of archival materials that are...
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| author | Sanz, Álvaro Martín |
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| description | Wild Wild Country is a Netflix miniseries that tries to reconstruct the his-tory of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajnees (Osho), his assistant Ma Anand Sheela, and his Rajneeshpuram community located in Wasco County in Oregon. The work presents a compilation of archival materials that are interspersed with interviews carried out in the present to some of the main protagonists of all the parties involved: Osho followers, US jus-tice officials, and inhabitants of the town of Antelope. To this plurality of versions is added the distance that the responsible filmmakers put to-wards the work (for example omitting the use of voiceover) in order to achieve a result free from external interference. However, despite these facts, the hypothesis that the article tries to prove is that far from generat-ing an objective analysis that investigates the events from different per-spectives, an audiovisual show is estab-lished that elaborates a critical discourse with the religious phenomenon through various film resources: the editing, the animation, the set-list, and the special effects. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-383322022-07-27T15:19:14Z Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) De dioses y hombres. La representación del fenómeno Osho en Wild Wild Country (2018) Sanz, Álvaro Martín Osho Religion Series Analysis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Osho Religión Serie Análisis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Wild Wild Country is a Netflix miniseries that tries to reconstruct the his-tory of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajnees (Osho), his assistant Ma Anand Sheela, and his Rajneeshpuram community located in Wasco County in Oregon. The work presents a compilation of archival materials that are interspersed with interviews carried out in the present to some of the main protagonists of all the parties involved: Osho followers, US jus-tice officials, and inhabitants of the town of Antelope. To this plurality of versions is added the distance that the responsible filmmakers put to-wards the work (for example omitting the use of voiceover) in order to achieve a result free from external interference. However, despite these facts, the hypothesis that the article tries to prove is that far from generat-ing an objective analysis that investigates the events from different per-spectives, an audiovisual show is estab-lished that elaborates a critical discourse with the religious phenomenon through various film resources: the editing, the animation, the set-list, and the special effects. Wild Wild Country es una miniserie de Netflix que trata de reconstruir la historia del gurú indio Bhagwan Shree Rajnees (Osho), de su asistente Ma Anand Sheela, y de su comunidad Rajneeshpuram localizada en el Condado de Wasco en Oregón. Así, la obra presenta una recopilación de materiales de archivo que se intercalan con entrevistas realizadas en el presente a algunos de los principales protagonistas de todas las partes implicadas: seguidores de Osho, funcionarios de la justicia estadounidense, y habitantes del pueblo de Antelope. A esta pluralidad de versiones se le suma la distancia que ponen los cineastas responsables para con la obra (al por ejemplo omitir el uso de la voz en off) de cara a conseguir un resultado libre de injerencias externas. Sin embargo, a pesar de estos hechos, la hipótesis que el artículo trata de probar es que lejos de generarse un análisis objetivo que investigue los hechos acontecidos desde las distintas perspectivas, se constituye un espectáculo audiovisual que establece un discurso crítico con el fenómeno religioso a través de varios recursos cinematográficos: el montaje, la animación, la banda sonora, y los efectos especiales. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2022-07-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/38332 10.31056/2250.5415.v12.n2.38332 Ética y Cine Journal; Vol. 12 Núm. 2 (2022): Meta-memoria y roboética; 85-94 2250-5415 2250-5660 10.31056/2250.5415.v12.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/38332/38340 Derechos de autor 2022 Ética y Cine Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
| spellingShingle | Osho Religion Series Analysis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Osho Religión Serie Análisis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Sanz, Álvaro Martín Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title | Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_alt | De dioses y hombres. La representación del fenómeno Osho en Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_full | Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_fullStr | Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_short | Of Gods and Men. The Representation of the Osho Phenomenon in Wild Wild Country (2018) |
| title_sort | of gods and men the representation of the osho phenomenon in wild wild country 2018 |
| topic | Osho Religion Series Analysis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Osho Religión Serie Análisis Netflix Rajneeshpuram |
| topic_facet | Osho Religion Series Analysis Netflix Rajneeshpuram Osho Religión Serie Análisis Netflix Rajneeshpuram |
| url | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/eticaycine/article/view/38332 |
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