Boring demons

"The UFO Conspiracy" is a Christian fundamentalist film arguing that the UFO phenomenon is demonic and Satanic in character. However, this somewhat contentious message only enters the picture frame (or is it the radar screen?) after about 45 minutes, and this in a documentary that's around 70 minutes.

The first part of "The UFO Conspiracy" is a boring and somewhat confusing overview of the UFO phenomenon at large. Once again, we meet Condon, Project Blue Book, the foo fighters, and what not.

In the second part of the documentary, all caution is thrown overboard. Abduction cases, including that of Whitley Strieber, are taken as hard evidence for the demonic nature of the UFOs. John Keel's and Jacques Vallée's books are quoted. Finally, I.D.E. Thomas (author of "The Omega Conspiracy") reveals the pertinent Bible passages, including the story of the Nephilim in Genesis. "The UFO Conspiracy" ends with two verses from Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, 2:9 and 11:14.

My problem with this is not that alien abductions are recognized as evil. The problem is rather the selective use of evidence. Contactees who claim that UFOs are benign explain away the bizarre alien abductions in various ways, while groups claiming all aliens are malign explain away the Space Brothers with their long, flowing hair and golden beards. Another problem becomes obvious when the narrator quotes channelled messages from the *good* aliens. These deny that Jesus was unique, claim that "ye are gods" or that Jesus was an alien himself. Thus, the real proof for the demonic character of Orthon, A-Lan, Aura Rhanes and all the others, is that they didn't adhere to the Nicene creed as interpreted by the likes of I.D.E. Thomas.

Somehow, I don't consider that conclusive evidence.

But even apart from that, "UFO Conspiracy" is simply too boring...