I am God

The Descent into Darkness Act 1: The Birth of a God The film opens with a chilling proclamation: "Parents are God in the eyes of a child." This haunting truth sets the stage for the nightmare that is Brendan’s life. In a confessional booth, Father Taylor—a priest acquitted of molesting a child—meets his end at the hands of an unseen assailant. The killer leaves behind a newspaper headline declaring the priest’s acquittal, a grim statement of intent. We are then introduced to Brendan, a man whose hollow green eyes betray a soul shattered by trauma. In a dimly lit bedroom, he casually extinguishes a cigarette on the severed neck of a woman—a collaborator in the crimes of the pedophile priest. Brendan’s voiceover reveals his philosophy: "The law is a farce. A parade of colorful puppets pretending to serve and protect." He sees himself as the true arbiter of justice, a role he believes God has abandoned. The Making of a Monster Act 2: Flashbacks of Hell Through a series of harrowing flashbacks, we witness Brendan’s childhood in the 1980s. His parents, Sophia and Darwin, present themselves as the epitome of a devout, God-fearing family. But behind closed doors, they subject Brendan to years of ritualistic abuse, justifying their actions as divine will. Sophia and Darwin’s twisted interpretation of faith involves shackling their son to a bed, forcing him into unspeakable acts, and convincing him that their cruelty is God’s love. The breaking point comes when teenage Brendan, armed with a butcher’s knife, turns the tables on his parents. In a kitchen stained with blood, he murders Sophia, slicing her with the same brutality she and Darwin inflicted upon him. He then confronts Darwin, who is lost in the depravity of reliving their crimes on video. With a slash to the throat, Brendan ends his father’s life, declaring, "You two made me realize I am God, and you defiled me." The God Complex Act 3: Judgment and Madness In the present, Brendan’s home is a shrine to his newfound divinity. His back bears a tattoo: "I live to kill," surrounded by demonic imagery. He keeps a basement equipped with tools of torture, where he holds a young woman captive. Her pleas fall on deaf ears as Brendan forces her into a grotesque final act—a blowjob at gunpoint, ending with her execution. "I told you I’d let you go home," he sneers, pulling the trigger. "Hell has a special place for whores." Brendan’s voiceover reveals his time in an asylum, where he was briefly institutionalized after turning himself in. The legal system, confronted with evidence of his parents’ crimes, had no choice but to release him. Now, he roams free, a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner. His targets? Those who, like his parents and the priest, use faith as a shield for their sins.