Russell Crowe starring in The Pope’s Exorcist, is one of the leading horror movies that depict the actual exorcisms performed by the Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth. The movie has become a popular Netflix title with six million streams rising to the third position in the global top 10. The Pope’s Exorcist made $76 million worldwide despite facing stiff competition at the box office, a respectable result for a non-franchise horror movie. The movie focuses on a little kid who has been possessed by a demon in Rome, Italy, in 1987, and Father Amorth’s efforts to find out where the long-standing plot originated. He passed away in 2016 leaving behind his personal documents on which the story was based.
Although the release of the sequel The Pope’s Exorcist is still uncertain, several other exorcisms performed by the Father can be featured in the sequel. Father Gabriele Amorth claimed to have performed more than 160,000 exorcisms by 2013. He believed that exorcism is not just about an individual but about rituals and prayers. He had also observed that more than one demon can possess an individual at a time. Out of all his experiences, here are 5 picks that Russell Crowe should include in the sequel of The Pope’s Exorcist.
1. Father Gabrielle Amorth joins Father Negrini
Russell Crowe in The Pope’s Exorcist
Father Negeini was working on a fourteen-year-old girl when Father Gabrielle first met him in a town called Brescia in Northern Italy. Father Gabrielle was in his early stage of learning when he decided to assist Father Negrini in performing exorcism on the young girl. During the exorcism, they learned that the demon chose the girl as she was the easiest person to possess. It took Negrini 12 years to release the girl from the possession. It will be unbelievable to watch Russell Crowe performing the exorcism on screen.
2. Russell Crowe’s recreation of The Devil and Father Gabrielle Amoth
Father Gabrielle Amorth in The Devil and Father Gabrielle
William Friedkin who is also the director of one of the most horrifying movies The Exorcist (1973), got a golden opportunity to film Father Amorth performing a real exorcism on a woman. He directed a documentary named The Devil and Father Gabrielle Amorth to showcase real exorcism through his lenses. Though the experience was quite disturbing for the entire crew, inspirations driven by the documentary could be a turning point for the sequel. It can add a new twist to the storyline. Russell Crowe reenacting the documentary will the an element of surprise to the audience.
3. Participation In Seances
Russell Crowe in the movie The Pope’s Exorcist
Father Amorth believed that the best way of performing an exorcism is to participate in seances. He exclaimed that the woman shown in the documentary was cursed because of her Satanist brother and his girlfriend. He also drew a reference from pop culture by addressing Harry Potter as the King of Darkness to explain his in-depth practice. He stated that it is the easiest way to control the demons through direct participation.
4. Russell Crowe as Father Amorth encounters the 11-year-old-boy
It was a remarkable experience for Father Amorth to encounter an 11-year-old boy fighting off three fully grown police officers. It was astonishing for everyone to witness such immense strength in a child. He also claimed that the possessed boy was flipping a table much bigger than him like a piece of cake. Unnatural strength is an indication of demonic possession. It can add a real sense of horror if the paranormal activities seem realistic.
5. The Italian Peasant
Russell Crowe performing exorcism in the movie
A demon was once presented to Father Amorth in Rome in 1997 by a young Italian man who was characterized as a peasant. He started performing the exorcism in Latin. Despite only knowing Italian, the individual was allegedly controlled by a demon who spoke English via him. The Italian man stared intently at Father Amorth when he spoke the name of Jesus Christ and began hurling vulgar English curses at him, preparing to strike.
