The Matrix Reloaded Banned..

[w0rd]

Egypt bans 'too religious' Matrix
Posted on Thursday, June 12 @ 12:14:01 CEST by Mister.de

Global blockbuster The Matrix Reloaded has been banned in Egypt because of its "violent" content and because it tackles "religious themes". The country's censorship board said the film's storyline, about the search for the creator and control of the human race, may cause "crises". Violent scenes also had the potential to "harm social peace", a statement said. 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.

A statement said: "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."

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."

Violence also played a part in the decision, the committee said.

"Screening the movie may cause troubles and harm social peace," according to the statement.

One Egyptian critic, Wael Abdel Fatah, said: "The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs."

Box office smash

The film, a follow-up to the 1999 science fiction hit, is currently number one around the world.

In it, the human race is enslaved by artificially intelligent beings, and resistance fighter Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, is seen as their destined saviour.

It has taken almost $550m (£330m) at global box offices, putting it in the top 20 most successful films of all time.

Japan and Russia have become the latest countries to be gripped by Matrix fever after it broke box office records.

Full story: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2980432.stm

[Alexander]

egypt are silly though, i mean they accepted the mummy and that had violence , lol

[Mystical]

I agree they are silly

[equin0x]

the just wanna be special and have something to moan about

I think its in greece they have banned playing games consloles

/me edit cheers word right Area wrong country

equinox

[w0rd]

Not sure about Turkey, but I know they have in Greece.. apparently the government couldn't distinguish what was considered "gambling" and what wasn't, so they banned everything

[Mystical]

lol they have really strange laws in some countries

[nita]

maybe i missed it, but what exactly was religious about it?

[w0rd]

A statement said: "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."

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."

[Duke Tosti]

blah, if they are againts something its just more advertising, ppl will download it, will be more desperate to see what it's about etc etc, the matrix reloaded violent ... uhu

[nita]

bla, nothing wrong with the Matrix. They are just mkaing a big fuss cause it's been awhile since anyone did. you know the routine

next the will say that bugs bunny is outlawed or maybe the coyote and the road runner...cause there isn't a such thing as a talking bunny or cause the coyote and the road runner are teaching violence.

[Ender]

Actually, there is something wrong with "The Matrix" series. Reason being is that both of the movies make you question the reality around you, the religion you believe in, and question who you hang around with. Why is this? Because the movie addresses living in a "fake" reality. The concept of living in a "fake" reality can be quite...frightening to some people.

Next, would be that it does have massive influence. Someone has killed their parents because he thought thye were "Agents" (17 year Old, I believe). And I think this has happened twice (once because they were agents, and the other was because he thought the world was fake and he wanted them to escape from the Matrix). People are highly influencial due to the fact that it's how people operate (persay). They attach to other concepts and then form their own around that opinion (like how my post will cause someone to reply with their own reaction). Same concept really, but those two examples of people killing others due to "living in a Fake Reality" seems a bit exaggerative (but anything is possible when a movie/show/etc addresses taboo topics).

It all depends on how you look at it. It makes sense to me anyways

[Alexander]

i gotta do the routine smuggy? ahh nuts

*strips down to his underpants and does a will smith and gets jiggy with it*

[z00ey]

nice ender.. ..i thought the same about "points of view" when i read it but i was too lazy to think (and translate) about the right words, lol


..allthough i don t wanna be in egypt (not as egyptian at least) i can see their point too..


..just think of many other MORE THAN stupid laws in european states or usa, lol.. ..madness of other kinds whereever you look, lol

[Alexander]

hmm are egyptions israliac, jewish or what?, heck for all i know they could be wiccan cause a lot of their traditional gods are those used in the wicca faith, lol

[z00ey]

read the first post carefully, lol

..the whole story of cencoring wouldn t make much sense if they were "israelic"(whatever you eman with it,lol) or jewish..

btw.. ..most of the ppl in egypt are moslimes.