Jim Jones Documentary

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The documentary is surrounding Jim Jones. Jim Jones was a man who was a political activist. People in the documentary said that he would mesmerize people. He was very outspoken about social justices. Gender, race, etc. People loved him and were fascinated by him. Peoples Temple was very loved by society. He opened medical clinics, rehabilitation center, etc.

He would have people fake a disability at events. He was tricking people with this. Jones would have someone sit in a wheelchair and would command her to stand, walk, and run. Making people believe he could heal others. This caused more people to show up to events wanting to be healed by him. It's weird how far someone will go in order to have validation from others. He definitely gives off creep feelings. He seems sick in the head. Hearing his laugh just made it all the more disturbing. It's so creepy how Jim Jones would pretend to kill people. His whole demeanor just changed out of nowhere. You can totally tell he finally lost his mind. A thousand people were being held hostage in Jonestown. He was very aggressive and would make things up. 

Towards the end of the film, it was super disturbing. How he wanted everyone in Jonestown to kill themselves. The part about how it was said that parents were killing their own children was super disturbing. It's terrifying how parents were just willing to end their children's lives and their own. Jim Jones was a super sick man. 

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