When it comes to religion everyone has a right to practice a faith without prejudice, but when when it comes to something that’s merely a cult a club for powerful rich people now that I don’t appreciate. Scientology or the ‘Masonic lodge of Hollywood’ as my friend calls it is a group who like to refer themselves as a religion but no one will argue with them as they do have a lot of members who have power likes of Tom Cruise.Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER recently released it’s first trailer which before it got its name was been referred to as PTA’s Scientology film and Tom Cruise outspoken Scientologist member recently watched a rough cut version of the film and according to The Wrap he’s not an happy chappy.
The article is reporting the megastar has issues with the film, exactly what he had issues with, his representatives are not commenting nor has there been any word that legal action another favourite passtime.When The Master’s project came to light there wasn’t actually anything in the plot to suggest the film was based on on Scientology however the plots main character has resemblance to L.Ron Hubbard the churches founder life. In The Master Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays the titular role of a war veteran who disturbed by the horrors of world war 2 and starts his own religion, the titular character is probably based on Hubbard but it looks like that maybe where the similarities maybe and it looks like it ends there. Anderson and Cruise are friends and have been since they worked together on Magnolia, so with Cruise virtually been a spokesperson for the church you can see his point in asking his friend for his opinion plus its Tom Cruise one of Hollywood’s most successful actors!
Whatever way you look at it these articles, blog posts are getting the church of $cientology is getting some free promotion, and as for the actual film issue its been overblown. The film wouldn’t have been shown to Cruise if the film was intended to be an outright attack or would they be considering showing the film again to John Travolta another high profile member neither, it just feels like they don’t want to tread on eggshells to offend. The prospect of Harvey Weinstein bowing down to the bank managers sorry the masters of the church is unthinkable as he is one of the most powerful people in the industry though it makes you think twice how much power does $cientology have on the industry?
No UK release just yet but The Master will be released in USA 12th October with or without the church’s approval.
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I don’t strictly believe PTA and Tom Cruise are friends anymore, I think that might be why he made the film.