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Feather · 06-11-2003, 09:16 AM

BBC's news story here.

I was uncertain as to whether this would better fit here or in M&PC, so I took the shot here.

Hell, with Shrub's recent cowboying around it may even fit in Politics to a certain extent.

Anyway, I'm wonder what y'all think about it. It seems to me that this sort of thing is something America should combat--it's an obvious entanglement of the State with Religion acting in a detrimental way (unless you consider the Matrix so repulsive that censoring it is a good thing, of course.

), in my opinion.

Toto · 06-11-2003, 10:15 AM

It is always good to be reminded of why we love the First Amendment.

Quote:

The first Matrix movie was released in Egypt but was criticised by Islamic newspapers for promoting Zionism.

The country's most senior film committee, made up of 15 critics, academics, writers and psychologists, watched the sequel on Monday.

The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas

The movie "tackles the issue of the creator and his creations, searching the origin of creation and the issue of compulsion and free will," it said.

"Such religious issues, raised in previous times, caused crises."

Grumpy · 06-11-2003, 01:08 PM

It should be banned because of Keanu's pasty bare ass, if for no other reason.

pariah · 06-11-2003, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by Grumpy
It should be banned because of Keanu's pasty bare ass, if for no other reason.

not to mention that moss looks like a man...the entire scene was disgusitng if u ask me

Radcliffe Emerson · 06-12-2003, 08:28 AM

I'm told the movie is confusing.
Apparently Egyptian reviewers are much smarter than Americans, if they can see the undertones to the film and people here cant.....

Jewel · 06-12-2003, 10:04 AM

Thankfully, the First Amendment protects religiously controversial movies from being banned here. They get protested occasionally (which undoubtedly makes more people go see it -- if it get's enough attention, anyway).

NonHomogenized · 06-12-2003, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by Grumpy
It should be banned because of Keanu's pasty bare ass, if for no other reason.

After I saw Reloaded, I suggested to one friend that the only way to have saved that scene would have been to use a female stunt "double" for Keanu... and, furthermore, 2 girls in that scene would still have been more masculine than anything involving Keanu.

My friend agreed completely.

PalestineChic19 · 06-13-2003, 10:44 AM

it should be banned, it sucks. who in the hell wants to see keanu reeves' arse?

-Samirah

Machiavelli · 06-13-2003, 11:58 AM

I certainly didn't expect to see the shallow and mindless comments about that movie in this forum by these people. What a dissapointment...Dismissing the entire movie because you don't like Keanu's ass.

and then there's this....

'MATRIX CRITICS? **** 'EM' Lawrence Fishburne

Ron Garrett · 06-13-2003, 01:24 PM

If a classroom of sixth graders watched Swedish films for a week, smoked crack, chugged a bottle of cheap Tequila, and dropped acid before sitting down at their terminals to write the screenplay, they still could have written something better than that "causality" crap in the restaurant scene. And I do have to admit that after the dance scene in Zion, I was glad the machines got through. They must have cruised Chili Peppers concerts at a dozen towns to find that many tatooed white guys with Rastafarian hairdos.

And while were on it, don't you all think the movie would have been much improved with one more rambling and meaningless Morpheus monologue? One guy at the front of the theatre finally yelled, "Put a sock in it Larry!" to the wild applause of the rest of the audeince.

06-11-2003, 09:16 AM	#1
Feather Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,827	Egypt Bans "Too-Religious" Matrix BBC's news story here. I was uncertain as to whether this would better fit here or in M&PC, so I took the shot here. Hell, with Shrub's recent cowboying around it may even fit in Politics to a certain extent. Anyway, I'm wonder what y'all think about it. It seems to me that this sort of thing is something America should combat--it's an obvious entanglement of the State with Religion acting in a detrimental way (unless you consider the Matrix so repulsive that censoring it is a good thing, of course. ), in my opinion.

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06-11-2003, 01:08 PM	#3
Grumpy Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,535	It should be banned because of Keanu's pasty bare ass, if for no other reason.

06-12-2003, 08:28 AM	#5
Radcliffe Emerson Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: the dark side of Mars Posts: 1,309	I'm told the movie is confusing. Apparently Egyptian reviewers are much smarter than Americans, if they can see the undertones to the film and people here cant.....

06-12-2003, 10:04 AM	#6
Jewel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Northern Virginia, USA Posts: 1,112	Thankfully, the First Amendment protects religiously controversial movies from being banned here. They get protested occasionally (which undoubtedly makes more people go see it -- if it get's enough attention, anyway).

06-13-2003, 10:44 AM	#8
PalestineChic19 Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 153	it should be banned, it sucks. who in the hell wants to see keanu reeves' arse? -Samirah

06-13-2003, 11:58 AM	#9
Machiavelli Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South Georgia Posts: 1,676	I certainly didn't expect to see the shallow and mindless comments about that movie in this forum by these people. What a dissapointment...Dismissing the entire movie because you don't like Keanu's ass. and then there's this.... 'MATRIX CRITICS? **** 'EM' Lawrence Fishburne

06-13-2003, 01:24 PM	#10
Ron Garrett Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: United States Posts: 1,657	If a classroom of sixth graders watched Swedish films for a week, smoked crack, chugged a bottle of cheap Tequila, and dropped acid before sitting down at their terminals to write the screenplay, they still could have written something better than that "causality" crap in the restaurant scene. And I do have to admit that after the dance scene in Zion, I was glad the machines got through. They must have cruised Chili Peppers concerts at a dozen towns to find that many tatooed white guys with Rastafarian hairdos. And while were on it, don't you all think the movie would have been much improved with one more rambling and meaningless Morpheus monologue? One guy at the front of the theatre finally yelled, "Put a sock in it Larry!" to the wild applause of the rest of the audeince.

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