'Passion' will inspire other religious films (Michael Medved)

USA Today ^ | March 14, 2004 | Michael Medved

[beaversmom]

Mel Gibson's unprecedented hit, The Passion of the Christ, already has changed Hollywood forever. Those industry insiders who deny the significance of the transformation are fooling only themselves.

A recent article in USA TODAY, headlined " 'The Passion' could be a hard act to follow," displayed a subhead baldly declaring, "Hollywood is unlikely to get religion."

[Iron Matron]

Speaking of Cruise, I wonder when he will be making his epic about Scientology?

LOL! Isn't that the "religion" founded by Issac Asimov, the science fiction writer?

I think the egos of Hollywood can not "take" a Real GOD.

[Aquinasfan]

several factors suggest that the influence of this blockbuster will prove widespread and lasting:

It will. Mel has changed Hollywood forever. We are forever in his debt.

Disney is doing "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"? I pray they don't butcher it.

[Aquinasfan]

At least from my perspective, as a bible-believing Christian distrustful of papist theology, the "Left Behind" films make "The Passion" look like "Plan 9 from Outer Space."

That's because it is "Plan 9 from Outer Space." It's no accident that a follower of "papist theology" produced "The Passion."

Matthew 7:18

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Matthew 12:25-26

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

[rightwingcrazy]

Yes, the happy ending in Esther would likely be changed. Antisemites bound and determined to exterminate the Jews are instead preemptively slaughtered--not a message that Hollywood would be comfortable with.