Actor Jim Caviezel has alleged the Walt Disney Company tried to remove a reference to God from the 2002 movie version of The Count of Monte Cristo, adding that the studio even insulted his Christian faith when he resisted the script changes.
Jim Caviezel made the allegation in a recent video to promote his latest movie Sound of Freedom.
“When I did The Count of Monte Cristo, they wanted me to remove the ‘God’ from all of the script. True story,” Caviezel said. “All of a sudden, I’m reading the script — what happened to ‘God’?”
“I had to say no, I can’t do this. Right is right, wrong is wrong,” the actor said. In response, he said, Disney personnel involved in the production mocked his Christian faith by saying, “So, you’re one of those?”
Caviezel said he refused to compromise and as a result, the reference to God stayed in the picture.
A pivotal scene in the film shows Edmond Dantes, played by Caviezel, slowly carving the phrase “God will give me justice” into the wall of his prison cell — showing how long he has wasted away in captivity.
From Breitbart
Why quote Breibart? They are clearly anti-Catholic.
None of the film adaptations has been true to the novel, wherein at the end Edmond Dantes runs off with Princess Haydee, not Mercedes. Nevertheless Dantes in prison meets up with a saintly priest, the Abbé Faria. Hollywood in general and Disney in particular can hardly remove God from the equation on the basis of this character alone, but also Dantes’ poignant cry “Why?” Actors like Jim Caviezel and Kevin Sorbo are toxic to Hollywood’s inveterate secularism, so it is important for us to support the films they make like Sound of Freedom or God is Not Dead (Sorbo).
Nothing surprises me about Disney. I would like to know what Disney has against God. Jim Caviezel is a wonderful actor. He gave an amazing performance in The Passion of the Christ. Sound of Freedom looks like another amazing movie.
Disney is gay and grooms children for gayness. Gays are at war with God.
Yes, Sound of Freedom strikes at the Heart!
Lenin moved toward removing any and all religion.
Stalin continued to make any and all religion illegal.
The United States (under Obama and Biden continue to work toward removing any and all mentions of God.
Do you see where our “elected” fakes are arranging a blackout?
“…under Obama and Biden… ” Again, we see the corrupting influence of the sexual revolution in general and abortion in particular on the Democratic party and to a lesser extent on the Republicans. What fellowship does God have with Satan? Disney chose to sup with the devil, but thankfully they had the presence of mind to listen to Caviezel. By the way, he is excellent in When the Game Stands Tall, a football movie panned by the critics but inspirational nonetheless, something many critics do not often understand and appreciate. For the depth he brings to the screen, it is hard to imagine anyone other than Caviezel playing the lead role.
Obama is a Christian and Biden is a Catholic. They both mentioned God. Google it.
“Obama is a Christian and Biden is a Catholic. They both mentioned God. Google it.” If googling it reached the depth/complexity of this issue, we could cease thinking and let thinking be done for us.
Dan, “mentioning” God does not make you Christian or Catholic. Sheesh.
“Dan, “mentioning” God does not make you Christian or Catholic. Sheesh.” Sansan, I was quoting the 11:21 am post by both mention God, and actually finding fault with the simplistic “Google it.” I had hoped my mild sarcasm was clear, but apparently not. I shall be more careful next time.
I was replying to the simple inaccuracy of saying the neither Obama or Biden mentioned God. They both did and do.
Looking back at the original post I may have misread it.
How is Biden a Catholic when he so vehemently promotes abortion? Regardless, they have both worked to remove faith under the notion of “separation of church and state.”
I know many Catholics who say that Biden is a good president because he prays.
i know many Catholics who are stupid
I’m not sure how appealing to the opinion of people you know addresses the point. Whether or not he is a good President is also irrelevant. The question is whether or not his actions are in-line with the Catholic faith.
Do you need to see his baptismal certificate?
Taking God out of the Count of Monte Cristo, wouldn’t that be “Cultural Appropriation?”
Clever, Daniel
Disney’s Cinderella movie when released on DVD made a significant change to the lyrics of Cinderella’s song, “So this is love.” The original has, “So this is love…mmmm…So this is love. So this is what makes life divine.” On the DVD version soundtrack, the word “divine” is dissolved into some kind of hum, making it impossible to hear as a word.It seems reasonable to ask if deliberate suppression of a reference to the divine might be involved. Similarly, I have an early version of the Little Golden Books version of Hansel and Gretel (from the mid-forties) in which Hansel reassures Gretel, “Don’t worry, sister, God will take care of us.” There are later reprints of Hansel and Gretel from Little Golden Books where God gets no mention. There is a definite trend to exclude God in popular culture.
I have a bigger problem with calling human love divine.