Domination of The Becoming is a 2020 independent film with director Rick O’Brien. It is a horror drama film with themes about identity, power, and the world of the supernatural.
Plot Overview
The events of the movie center on a character named Tara, who is lured into a dark and dangerous cult system that she believes would bring enlightenment and power. The more Tara learns about the cult and its teachings, the more strange and disturbing alterations she notices in her character and life.
She finds herself in a battle over her life where she constructs herself while being dominated by the head of the cult and the master of the cult’s members. Psychological-drama-horror is the genre as there is also true emphasis on the extent of one’s craving to fit in and become someone in authority that brings a person into darkness.
Themes
Identity and Transformation: The film tackles the issues of adopting new identities usually driven by external factors resulting in loss of the core self.
Manipulation and Control: It exposes the workings and inner structures within cults, demonstrating how head followers are more than willing to psychologize their heads to achieve certain goals.
A Place to Call Home: Tara’s voyage is etched with meaning in that it tells us how every person longs for acceptance and a place they can call home and what they will be willing to sacrifice to get it.
Reception
Domination of The Becoming has received a divergent reception from critics. Some critics argued that the themes presented were interesting and that the performances were top quality whereas others believed that the movie was quite unconventional and did not bring all its threads together as expected. The film has been well accepted by people interested in horror and drama as it deals with the psychological aspects of cults.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Domination of The Becoming is an intriguing film since it takes up the challenge to the viewers to look at the dilemmas of identity and power or how external circumstances compel people to act against their will. The combination of these two genres gives a refreshing view of the more twisted behaviors of human beings.
