Is "Phenomenon" Scientology propaganda?

[Rev. Rye]

Haven’t seen the movie (and since it’s not on Netflix and is only available on Hulu with a Showtime add-on, which I don’t have, I’m guessing a month minimum before I can actually see for myself).

I did, however, look it up, primarily on Tvtropes, and one point that stuck with me. One of the tropes listed is Rousseau Was Right. The commentary: 

The vast majority of people who oppose George are scared, or only following orders. The former seem to come around by the end, and at least one of the latter subtly helps him by redirecting the search for him after he's escaped.

The thing I find difficult to reconcile with the Scientology Propaganda angle is that, unlike the film, the Co$ works under the assumption that anyone who criticizes their Organisation is acting on bad faith. A few years before the film’s creation, David Miscaviage said, on national television: “We do not find critics of Scientology who do not have criminal pasts,”

This has been the default line for the Co$ since L. Ron Hubbard was still active:

Now get this as a technical fact, not a hopeful idea. Every time we have investigated the background of a critic of Scientology we have found crimes for which that person or group could be imprisoned under existing law. We do not find critics of Scientology who do not have criminal pasts. Over and over we prove this.

Another thing to point out: apparently, the source of Travolta’s character’s power turns out to be a malignant brain tumor. While I might consider this a valid metaphor for what being involved with the Co$ For an extended period of time does to a person, there’s no way in Hell a piece of pro-Scientology propaganda would claim that.

Also, around this time, Travolta was pushing for an actual Scientology propaganda film: Battlefield Earth.