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big_dog

(4,144 posts)
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:04 PM Sep 2014

Kevin Sorbo Explains Why More Christian Movies Aren’t Made: Jews Run Hollywood

Actor Kevin Sorbo, who is promoting the DVD release of the movie “God’s Not Dead,” offered a simple explanation for why more Christian-themed movies aren’t released. The former star of TV’s “Hercules” series discussed the movie business, in general, and religious-themed movies, in particular, with conservative Christian broadcaster Peter Heck.

“You always hear that the language of Hollywood is money, and yet there’s something that doesn’t compute, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you because, man, you’ve hammered home this idea of an agenda that’s out there,” Heck said. Both Heck and Sorbo agreed that the recent “Noah” film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, was inaccurate and “embarrassing.” “My wife called it ‘Transformers’ meets ‘Waterworld,’” Sorbo said. “It was such a strange movie.”

The actor, who has recently attacked atheists, blamed Jews for the death of Jesus, and compared black Ferguson protesters to animals, questioned why an atheist would be hired to direct a film version of a biblical story. “I think next time when they want to do a, you know, character in the Bible, hire at least an agnostic and not an atheist to direct it,” Sorbo said. “I mean, the director is a self-proclaimed atheist.”

He continued with his point, but he stammered and seemed to pull up a bit short as he reached his conclusion. “I sort of understand how they never want to deal with the New Testament in Hollywood, because it’s pretty much, you know, run by the world of the, um, Jewish population,” Sorbo said, chuckling. “At the same time, at least get someone that has, you know, believes that the potential is there, that it could be a real story.” http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/kevin-sorbo-explains-why-more-christian-movies-arent-made-jews-run-hollywood/

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louis-t

(23,266 posts)
1. I just saw an ad for the Left Behind movie.
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:07 PM
Sep 2014

Religious themed movies do come out. They just don't do well that often. This guy is a hack and a fundie whacko.

Behind the Aegis

(53,919 posts)
2. Just when you think he can't be a bigger asshole...
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:07 PM
Sep 2014

...he comes back with something which just screams "Look people, I am a GAPING asshole now!"

Though, I have seen similar comments on the left as well.

diabeticman

(3,121 posts)
19. Michael Hurst, Bruce Campbell and a whole lot of other very talented people carried that show.
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 04:42 PM
Sep 2014

Kevin got the glory and that other talent got slammed by the wayside.


Never though he would be an anti-Semitic

Warpy

(111,124 posts)
7. Bwahahaha! snort::giggle HAHAHAHA!
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:21 PM
Sep 2014

Hollywood is run more and more by bankers who finance the films and banks are still largely run by WASP types.

The movies Mr. Sorbo wants aren't being made because the OT plots are preposterous and the NT is full of preaching and the type of people who want that sort of thing are already getting it in church on Sunday and their numbers are dropping, not increasing.

Mr. Sorbo, either you need to make low budget, plodding, box office poison that will be marketed to churches or you will take a financial bath making some biblical extravaganza that will bomb at the box office. Your choice.

(The golden age of bible movies back in the 50s occurred because all the good writers and many of the actors had been blacklisted by McCarthy's goons)

Paladin

(28,243 posts)
9. "Mr. Sorbo? Steven Spielberg on Line 1."
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:23 PM
Sep 2014

"He says he has a role in "Schindler's List II" that you'd be perfect for...."

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
11. Jeebus! Is he hanging out with Mel Gibson?
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 02:24 PM
Sep 2014

This is crazy religious thinking going back to the twelfth century when the Christians blamed the Jews for killing Christ.

ProfessorGAC

(64,827 posts)
18. This Hasbeen Again?
Tue Sep 16, 2014, 03:35 PM
Sep 2014

This is three times in a month that someone has given this buffoon a forum to spew his ignorance.

Why? He's a nobody. I don't have people calling me, and the last time i was on TV was around the same time he was last on.

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