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Let Tom CruiseFilm
By encinoman
Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar, but he has won fame as the world&;s best-known Scientologist. To many, Scientology is a controversial, even debatable, religion. It is not recognized as such in Germany.
So when producers of Tom Cruise&;s new movie, Valkyrie, asked to film at German military sites, Cruise was refused because he is a Scientologist, according to the German Defense Ministry. (Drudge links here.) Valkyrie is the story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, leader of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Nazi dictator in July 1944.
Probably a thriller, Valkryie is also the story of someone who, no matter how late and convoluted his reasons, stood up against tyranny. (Sophie Scholl is a better example of suicidal courage in the face of Nazi torture and murder.)
There&;s much to admire about the new Germany, from its conscientious efforts to acknowledge the Holocaust to its support of the United States. But from a public relations perspective, Germany should allow Cruise and his team (including respected director Bryan Singer) to film wherever they want, regardless of Cruise&;s support of Scientology.
Beyond that, Germany should not be in the position of determining what is a state-approved religion and what is not. We know where that goes.
This entry was posted on June 25, 2007 at 6:22 pm and is filed under Bryan-Singer, Colonel-Claus-von-Stauffenberg, Germany, Oscar, Scientology, Sophie-Scholl, tom-cruise, Tribbles, Valkyrie.
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3 Responses to &;Let Tom CruiseFilm&;
Were the Germans right about Tom Cruise? « Monday Morning Media Quarterback Says:
July 19, 2007 at 7:45 pm |
[...] the Germans right about TomCruise? We were right about the free speech issue, but maybe wrong about the casting of Tom Cruise as heroic anti-Nazi [...]
Tom Cruise: Germans Do the Right Thing « Monday Morning Media Quarterback Says:
September 15, 2007 at 7:15 am |
[...] what? As we advocated here, the German government had a change of heart and the filming is OKed. From a PR perspective, if [...]
Kirby Burgan Says:
September 14, 2010 at 11:07 am |
I&;ve always loved Tom Cruise&;s acting and his looks. I even had a dream about him one time. I think he likes being a dad; he always has a big smile on his face when he&;s with his kids.
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