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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKevin Sorbo Explains Why More Christian Movies Aren’t Made: Jews Run Hollywood
Actor Kevin Sorbo, who is promoting the DVD release of the movie Gods Not Dead, offered a simple explanation for why more Christian-themed movies arent released. The former star of TVs 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 theres something that doesnt compute, and thats one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you because, man, youve hammered home this idea of an agenda thats 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 its 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/
louis-t
(23,266 posts)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)...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.
big_dog
(4,144 posts)n/t
Behind the Aegis
(53,919 posts)XENA! XENA! XENA!
diabeticman
(3,121 posts)Kevin got the glory and that other talent got slammed by the wayside.
Never though he would be an anti-Semitic
valerief
(53,235 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,780 posts)Pathetic, anti semitic waste of air.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Hong Kong Cavalier
(4,572 posts)You're as Minnesotan as Michelle Bachman.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Warpy
(111,124 posts)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)"He says he has a role in "Schindler's List II" that you'd be perfect for...."
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,817 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)This is crazy religious thinking going back to the twelfth century when the Christians blamed the Jews for killing Christ.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)them biblical.
valerief
(53,235 posts)msongs
(67,347 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,827 posts)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.