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Egypt bans Matrix Reloaded
Wednesday 11 June 2003, 8:05 AM
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/11/1055220626468.html
Egyptian censors have banned the international box office hit The Matrix Reloaded on religious grounds and what they described as the film's excessive violence.
The head of the Egyptian censorship body in charge of audio and visual productions said today that the country's highest film committee decided not to allow the movie to be shown.
"There is no specific scene to which the committee objected but it is about the movie as a whole," Madkour Thabit, the head of censorship body, said today.
The 15-member committee is made up of film critics, professors, writers and psychologists. It watched the Warner Bros movie and held a discussion before voting to ban it.
It a statement, the committee said that "despite the high technology and fabulous effects of the movie, it explicitly handles the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in."
It said 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 added that "such religious issues, raised in previous times, caused crises".
The Matrix Reloaded, is the second sequel of a trilogy directed and written by Larry and Andy Wachowski.
The first instalment, The Matrix, was released in 1999. The third sequel concludes this November with The Matrix Revolutions.
The Matrix Reloaded stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Monica Bellucci.
The statement said violent scenes in the movie also played a role in the decision to ban it.
"Screening the movie may cause troubles and harm social peace," the statement said.
The first Matrix film was shown in Egypt but was criticised by some Islamic newspapers after they claimed it espoused Zionism.
"The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs," said Wael Abdel Fatah, an Egyptian movie critic.
Abdel Fatah added "that is why they are very cautious, to avoid any criticism this year".
Wednesday 11 June 2003, 8:05 AM
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/11/1055220626468.html
Egyptian censors have banned the international box office hit The Matrix Reloaded on religious grounds and what they described as the film's excessive violence.
The head of the Egyptian censorship body in charge of audio and visual productions said today that the country's highest film committee decided not to allow the movie to be shown.
"There is no specific scene to which the committee objected but it is about the movie as a whole," Madkour Thabit, the head of censorship body, said today.
The 15-member committee is made up of film critics, professors, writers and psychologists. It watched the Warner Bros movie and held a discussion before voting to ban it.
It a statement, the committee said that "despite the high technology and fabulous effects of the movie, it explicitly handles the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in."
It said 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 added that "such religious issues, raised in previous times, caused crises".
The Matrix Reloaded, is the second sequel of a trilogy directed and written by Larry and Andy Wachowski.
The first instalment, The Matrix, was released in 1999. The third sequel concludes this November with The Matrix Revolutions.
The Matrix Reloaded stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Monica Bellucci.
The statement said violent scenes in the movie also played a role in the decision to ban it.
"Screening the movie may cause troubles and harm social peace," the statement said.
The first Matrix film was shown in Egypt but was criticised by some Islamic newspapers after they claimed it espoused Zionism.
"The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs," said Wael Abdel Fatah, an Egyptian movie critic.
Abdel Fatah added "that is why they are very cautious, to avoid any criticism this year".
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In other words, it would make the "slaves" think too much.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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