Mel Gibson's 'Passion' Shakes Up
Hollywood
James
Hirsen
Thursday, July 17, 2003
Editor's Note: James Hirsen's "Tales
From the
Left Coast" has already become a best seller. The new book
reveals
the real story behind the controversy over Mel Gibsons
film "The
Passion." Hirsen has recently seen the film and details
Hollywoods
anti-Christian agenda. In just one week, "Tales from the
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InTales From the Left Coast,?I reveal how the same
Hollywood
that holds itself up as a place of tolerance and inclusion
is
hostile to folks who are conservative, Republican or
Christian.
Case in point is Mel Gibson, a devout Catholic who is
being
skewered on the "liberal" barbecue pit of Tinseltown.
Mel made a mistake because he openly professed his faith
in -
dare I say it? - Jesus Christ.
As Jennifer ONeill says inTales,?There are a
lot of91closet
Christians?in Hollywood because they innately know there
exists
black-balling and prejudice against professed believers in
the
entertainment business.?P> Some folks in Hollywood, the
media and
certain special-interest groups are extremely uncomfortable
with
Gibsons latest project,The Passion.?The film is a
lifelike
depiction of the last hours of Jesus Christ.
Recently, I was invited to see the film. I cant
discuss its
specific contents. But I can reveal that this film is not
going to
demean Christianity, as other flicks such asThe Last
Temptation of
Christ?have done.
Instead, Mel is actually using Scripture as his source.
And hes
telling the literal truth.
Tolerant "liberals" apparently cant stand for this
type of
material being disseminated. Unprecedented leaks to the
press by
people using false affiliations and stolen scripts have
occurred
almost a year before the scheduled release date.
But the most nefarious attempt to undermine Gibsons
project has
involved his family. To get attention, gain leverage or
create
trouble for the project, some in the press have been
scrutinizing
Gibsons 85-year old father. Thats off-limits in
anybodys book. (When
was the last time you heard a member of the press bash
Barbra
Streisands mother?)
At the time of my screening of the film, I had the
privilege of
meeting Mel.
The film is simply a cinematic prayer. It is a
faith-deepening
experience. In fact, a well-known pastor in Southern
California,
Greg Laurie of Harvest Crusade, indicated that he had seen
every
film about Jesus ever made but that he had never seen
anything with
the authenticity and power of this work.
With the anti-Christian resistance Mel Gibson faces, to
continue
steadfastly with this project takes the courage of a
Braveheart?and
the fervor of aPatriot.?The Passion?is in good
hands.
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