Human beings tend to think backward in regards to their position in the universe. We like the idea of grand plans because we are pattern based thinkers, from the way we hunted, to farmed, to built societies using standardized aspects to form culture (language, calendars, currency, etc.) The concept of randomness bothers us because it speaks to possible future randomness and how our entire existence could be snuffed out in an extinction event the way it did multiple times before on our planet. Fossil record show the dinosaurs dominated the planet for millions and millions of years. Homo sapiens in our modern form is roughly two hundred thousand years old, and of that only past ten thousand saw us have complexity to build religions and consider abstract concepts. We know this is something within our minds given how mythology sprouts in cultures all over the globe. We have curious minds seeking resolution so we devise answers based on our best understanding. Magic or deities are quick explanations of mysteries such as stars or seasons our ancestors dealt with. Ask a child and they can give you fantastic, yet incorrect, explanations of how the world works. We are not as inclined to be content with "I don't know?"
Human beings also exploit one another through power structures. Power in and of itself brings the temptation of corruption and abuse. Cults or religions are no exception to this as evidenced in the past and today. In the modern era since the enlightenment we regularly challenge thinking and criticize power structures. How many monarchs still reside today with actual power? Christianity split and fractured having dozens of sects with the Catholic branch being the most powerful and far reaching. Making a work going after Methodists would come across more as a general critique on religion or Christianity, while Catholicism is more specific. Hollywood is a western product that criticizes what it knows and Christianity ruled the west, and still does to certain extent. Hinduism, Sikh, Buddhists, and others don't get this treatment due to demographics and familiarity. I would state Indian artists critical of their society would raise issues about religions and power structures there in the same fashion.
