“What’s left is for journalists to call attention to what’s going on and at least inform people. “There aren’t very many alternatives and law enforcement agencies are stymied,” says Wright. The filmmakers have pressed for change in either Scientology’s tax-exempt status or through its influential celebrity figureheads: Cruise and John Travolta.
Wright and Gibney insist Scientologists are free to believe what they want, but maintain the church should be held accountable for what they claim is frequently abusive treatment. Critics called it a “powder-keg” and a “scorching takedown of Scientology.” When it aired on HBO on March 29, shortly after premiering in theaters, it became a trending topic on Twitter.
The impact of “Going Clear” has also been unusually large. Or “Going Clear” could persist as an acute challenge to Cruise at a time when his box-office clout may be waning and in a media age where privacy seldom lasts.
Ten years later, a documentary may be a seemingly small threat to a global star who has already weathered media storms over his Scientology beliefs.
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