The Burt Lancaster version of "Elmer Gantry" also drew some complaints, although had the
film been released in the 1980s, when the Protestant Fundamentalists it satirizes were more
powerful, it would have attracted far more.
The Kevin Smith film Dogma was heavily criticised when it was released, and the premiere had a protest outside, attended by a placard waving Kevin Smith. Yup the man protested his own movie. There is footage of it on YouTube somewhere.
The Kevin Smith film Dogma was heavily criticised when it was released, and the premiere had a protest outside, attended by a placard waving Kevin Smith. Yup the man protested his own movie. There is footage of it on YouTube somewhere.
Maybe he thought "No such thing as
bad publicity...."
The Kevin Smith film Dogma was heavily criticised when it was released, and the premiere had a protest outside, attended by a placard waving Kevin Smith. Yup the man protested his own movie. There is footage of it on YouTube somewhere.
Natural Born Killers was heavily criticised in the paper when it was released. I saw both at the cinema and bitterly regret and resent having paid money to see them till this day.
The Kevin Smith film Dogma was heavily criticised when it was released, and the premiere had a protest outside, attended by a placard waving Kevin Smith. Yup the man protested his own movie. There is footage of it on YouTube somewhere.
My RE teacher's main objection was to the fact that Alanis Morissette was God.
The Golden Compass is the most ridiculous one. This was based on a series of books full of talking bears, witches, magical knives and, most importantly, your thoughts and feelings being personified as a talking animal able to change it's shape! My point is, these books are NOT based in our Universe. Yes, book 2 is meant to be partly based in it, but the rest of the worlds introduced are so fantasy based you are just so not meant to take this seriously.
The core element of the story is that particles of matter, Dust, created "God," and said being later took credit for the creation of everything else. In the time of the books, he is ancient, and the running of affairs is left to his very violent second in command.
FYI: the books are awesome. Hugely recommended.
My point is, this is clearly a work of fiction, yet the Church were outraged by it. Why? I mean, come on. Pullman wasn't actually trying to claim this is true! Okay, so the Church is depicted as an evil organization based on control in the film. Yep, so terribly far from the truth...
I mean, come on! This not only was a reason why they never made the sequels (another reason was the film actually sucked) but also a reason why the first film suffers.
Frank Capra's The Bitter Tea of General Yen had the Women's Clubs in America up in arms in 1933 as it depicted 25 year old Barbara Stanwyck as a Missionary falling in love with a Chinese war lord.
Another Stanwyck/Capra film The Miracle Woman was banned in the UK because it was accused of irreverence, she played a phony evangelist, based supposedly on Aimee Semple Macpherson.
In 1961 Kings of Kings was flayed by the critics, who retitled it, "I Was a Teenage Jesus"
They also sneered at Jeffrey Hunter's shaven armpits when he was up on the Cross.
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One of my all time favourite films.
Ironically i had never heard of it until we watched it in year 11 religious studies class!
film been released in the 1980s, when the Protestant Fundamentalists it satirizes were more
powerful, it would have attracted far more.
A group of French neo-fascists actually bombed a cinema
showing "Last Temptation" :eek: :
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/09/world/religious-war-ignites-anew-in-france.html
Maybe he thought "No such thing as
bad publicity...."
Oh clearly yeah, you can tell he is far from being serious about it.
My RE teacher's main objection was to the fact that Alanis Morissette was God.
The core element of the story is that particles of matter, Dust, created "God," and said being later took credit for the creation of everything else. In the time of the books, he is ancient, and the running of affairs is left to his very violent second in command.
FYI: the books are awesome. Hugely recommended.
My point is, this is clearly a work of fiction, yet the Church were outraged by it. Why? I mean, come on. Pullman wasn't actually trying to claim this is true! Okay, so the Church is depicted as an evil organization based on control in the film. Yep, so terribly far from the truth...
I mean, come on! This not only was a reason why they never made the sequels (another reason was the film actually sucked) but also a reason why the first film suffers.
I agree with him, especially when she screams. Unnecessary.
booooo booooo, ahhh hello father how are ye
So THAT'S why the Universe is so messed up! :rolleyes:
The Last Temptation of Christ - Even though it depicts Christ overcoming that final temptation and accepting his role as saviour
Another Stanwyck/Capra film The Miracle Woman was banned in the UK because it was accused of irreverence, she played a phony evangelist, based supposedly on Aimee Semple Macpherson.
In 1961 Kings of Kings was flayed by the critics, who retitled it, "I Was a Teenage Jesus"
They also sneered at Jeffrey Hunter's shaven armpits when he was up on the Cross.