Bias against Scientology and Travolta is why it's rated so low

I don't know much about Scientology, but that couldn't possibly be the case, could it? Sounds more like a paranoid conspiracy theory.

What part of it sounds like a "paranoid conspiracy theory"?

Do you mean the part about David Miscaviege micromanaging the production of the movie?

Here is Mike Rinder, former head of OSA, and Marty Rathbun, former No.2 in the Chain of Command, taking about what happened:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpMb51joJA

Or, do you mean the bit about Hubbard infusing his Scientology and his deranged life view in the novel?

That is clear as day to anyone that has actually read the novel and knows a bit about Hubbard. Johhny Goodboy Tyler is written as a thinly veiled version of Hubbard himself, and his story mirrors that of Hubbard, as he WISHES to be seen by the public.

I probably should begin by stating that the parallels between Johnny Goodboy Tyler and Lafayette Ron Hubbard is in the 1000 page brick of a book "Battlefield Earth", not nearly as much in the movie derived from it.

The novel rivals the complete and unabridged Lord of the Rings in size, scale and scope (but not in quality mind you!!!), and the movie is a mere two hours long. Plenty was lost in adaptation, a lot of parallels between Tyler/Hubbard and the story/Scientology among them.

If any serious and independent scholar knowledgeable about LRH, both as he was and how he portrayed himself, had given this book the time of the day, analyzed it and published that analysis online - this is where I would have linked to it.

Alas, no serious professional scholar has ever given Hubbard's literary output that time of day (for good reason), so in lieu of that, you'll have to settle for that I have read the book, and that I have sufficient knowledge about Scientology and Hubbard (both as he portrayed himself and how he was) to spot the parallels and similarities. And they are really, really obvious and easily spottable. So much so that there isn't even any real room for debate. Anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge about Scientology, Hubbard and literary analysis will see it too, if they can stomach to actually read the damn thing.

"Battlefield Earth" the novel really is a fictionalized retelling of Scientology. The movie might not have had too much to do with Scientology, but the novel sure as hell does.

Humanity as it appears in the beginning of the book is much like hardline Scientologists view our wog world prior to Scientology - man is lost, having forgotten his past, held down by his own ignorance and superstitions and past events that screw him over to this day, he just doesn't know it. Enter Johnny Goodboy Tyler, who was always exceptional in every way (just like Hubbard, whose alleged childhood exploits rivaled those of Kim Jon-Il). "You are too smart for your own good", the tribal elders scold him, and try holding him back. But Tyler is so far beyond them, he has fundamental questions that needs answering. Like Hubbard did, he sets out traveling to learn the answers to his questions. Like Hubbard, he finds the answers to what has been plaguing man. Like Hubbard, he becomes a philosopher, a nuclear physicist, a military commander, and a crapload of other things. Like Hubbard, he walks through "the wall of fire" which nearly kills him, but he escapes alive, and learns the way to "clear the planet" so man can realize himself. Like Hubbard, he finds a batch of followers that see him as a savior and messiah to be worshipped. He has no trouble recruiting an army (essentially the Sea Org) among his followers. Tyler is humble in all of this, he doesn't want to be a hero, but reluctantly accepts the role as champion and figurehead to the people - but his real priority is continued research into the continued salvation for mankind (sound familiar?). And like Hubbard, Tyler eventually gets detractors, despite all the great things he has done in the service of both humanity, the planet, and the universe as a whole. Miserable, jealous, "Suppressive Persons" who want nothing more to see him fail, just because they are so petty and stupid, and spread lies about him and corrupting governments to go after him on bogus charges and even ally with the evil psychs to bring him down, jeopardizing the future of the planet and the entire universe in the process. In other words, non-scientologists are potential trouble sources and needs to be shown the light that is the truth of Scientology. And psychiatrists (here represented by the Psychlo's) are evil. Eeeviiiilllll!!!!!!!

And that is just the quick summary. I could embellish craploads more.

Suffice to say, Johhny Goodboy Tyler = L. Ron Hubbard, as he wants to be viewed by Scientologists - and he wants everyone to become a Scientologist, as they is the only possible salvation for not just the planet, but the whole UNIVERSE!!! Otherwise, we are all doomed and the psychiatrists (sworn enemies of Scientology) win.



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