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A bizarre social media trend has been targeting a secretive institution in the heart of Hollywood.
The Church of Scientology is removing its doorknobs in response to young creators sprinting through the church before they are dragged out.
Now I have shared my views on Scientology and would prefer to not see Scientologists in my arts and media as I despise the ignorant and ill informed gobbledegook beloved of the rich and stupid
Do you avoid all films with Tom Cruise due to his association with "Scientology”? Well no!
I really can’t in all honesty and as actors go I have enjoyed more than I have disliked (Rainman, Minority Report, etc,)
If I were to practice that doctrine, I would have to wrestle with some follow-up questions:
Do I avoid watching Se7en, The Usual Suspects, Glengarry Glen Ross, LA Confidential with Kevin Spacey due to his association with "sexual misconduct”? Well no because he was found not guilty and there is no case to answer here! I don’t judge folk by what they’re accused of!?
Do I turn my back on Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, No Country For Old Men produced by Harvey Weinstein due to his association with being a “convicted sex offender”? No he was producer and I care not one jot for producers and am scarcely impressed by Directors more the writing and the source and especially the actors!
Do I refuse to watch Rope, Psycho, North by Northwest, Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock due to his association with the “psychosexual torment” of his actresses? Err well no! Obviously not , , , this is beneath anyone from Hollywood to Great Britain his great direction and place in film history is indelible! Of course Did he have personal foibles regarding certain actors? Yes! Do I care ? Nit terribly much!
Do I avoid watching Inglourious Basterds, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Reservoir Dogs directed by Quentin Tarantino due to his association with “choking Diane Kruger,” “spitting on Uma Thurman’s face” and “almost killing Uma Thurman”? One sided rumour and argument is anetheama and why would you judge someone on one side of the argument when those self same actors would work with the people accused again and again!
Do I skip watching Chinatown directed by Roman Polanski due to his association with being a “convicted sex offender”? Don’\t even get me started. The context tis everything and I leave the matter in the voice and requisite actions of his so clad victim who insisted he should not stand trial for something that seems legion and why was an underage girl young pm,wan sent to the Playboy Manon Party without a chaperone or anyone to guard her young modesty and innocence!?
Do I abandon Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, Mad Max with Mel Gibson due to his association with saying the sentence “Fucking Jews... the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world. Are you a Jew?" to a cop? He is an alcoholic! Do you judge Eric Clapt and his drunaken ramblings starting the backlash Rock against Racism? Oh wait! Yes I do!
Do I avoid watching Three Kings, Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter directed by David O. Russell due to his association with being a “all around piece of shit human being”?
I can do this all day. and I can riposte . . . . . I did ;t actually enjoy any of his work so its a non starter!
Several of the movies listed above are some of the greatest ever made. And I didn't even get to some of the heaviest hitters — Francis Ford Coppola, Charlie Chaplin and Stanley Kubrick.
Honestly, if I had avoided movies directed by, produced by, or starring problematic Hollywood figures, I’d probably be on my deathbed having seen just 20 films — all starring Tom Hanks.
I exaggerate for effect, but you get the point.
For me, the math on this is simple, there are a lot of people working in Hollywood, and there are a lot of terrible people in this world. Ergo, there are a fair few terrible people working in Hollywood.
By extension, some of the greatest movies ever made are touched by those terrible people.
The vile things some of those bad people do bother me {allegedly!? anyone guilt by social media? its called kangaroo courts!, but it genuinely has no effect on my movie-watching preferences or indeed how I perceive movies made by them.
As far as I’m concerned, Roman Polanski is a despicable entity that deserves to first rot in jail and then in hell. Do you take on board any of his history and background? What is he guilty of again!? But I also think Chinatown is one of the greatest scripts ever filmed.Repulsion? Tess?
Obviously “separating the art over the artist” is a contentious debate, but it is also a very personal one — I revere Chinatown but I understand there are millions who can’t bear to watch it, let alone appreciate it.
In fact, I’d even say that the opposing camp is “right.”. But my morality in this particular case is clouded by my immense love for movies.
As far as Cruise himself is concerned, I’m also insulated by my ignorance (and let’s be honest, some top-tier PR work). What exactly has he done? I don’t know.
And in my personal hierarchy of offenses, being a Scientologist ranks lower than some of the transgressions I’ve mentioned.Actually not for me . . .and for reasons I have eliscidaterd elsewhere. It is a truly evil social brainwashing technique that is ant-psychotherapy psychiatry and all things conventional as to mental health and addiction. Evil!
Perhaps I’m just trying to rationalize. Honestly, the true reason is that Tom Cruise has been a part of my life since I was a child, he has made some of my favorite movies of all time and is one of my favorite actors of all time.
This is especially relevant now more than ever before — he is the last movie star we have left and he still makes movies that rock my world.
I don’t think I’ll stop watching Tom Cruise movies unless you present me with undeniable video evidence of him shooting someone in the head.
And even then, my first question might be, “Are we sure this isn't a deepfake?” But hey, I’d be open to persuasion.
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