The 90s VHS fever dream that thinks The Last Temptation of Christ is a psyop.
"No film may throw ridicule on any religious faith..." So began Article VIII of the Hollywood Production Code, a series of ethical guidelines that for forty years helped the motion picture industry produce many of the greatest and most family-friendly films in history. That was then, however, this is now. A revered "historical" movie quietly takes every opporturnity to lie and twist the facts in order to make Christians appear as backward, foolish hypocrites. An actress jumps at the chance to play a Christ-hating role, saying, "I'm an atheist, so it was a joy." One of Hollywood's most respected directors films a passion play written by a disciple of Friedrich Nietzsche, the father of the "God is dead" movement. Not surprisingly, the movie's Jesus helps crucify people and later confesses that satan is inside him. A media mogul states that "Christianity is a religion for losers."
Production
Peak mid-90s Christian media industrial complex craftsmanship.
Editing
Dramatic zooms on Scorsese that aged like milk.
Director
Erik Hollander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This emerged from the Reel to Real ministry, part of a 90s wave of Christian media criticism that peaked with the Satanic Panic's decline.
The 'Nietzsche disciple' writing the passion play is actually Paul Schrader, who also wrote Taxi Driver—conveniently unmentioned.
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