According to the INQ7 news clip it appears that the bunch of councilors in Metro Manila signed off the film showing ban on the 2nd premier day. Its still possible to watch the film elsewhere across the country though .... until the various cities follow suit.
Apparently the reason to do such is based on an obscure revised penal code stating "it is a crime to exhibit films which offend a religion".
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Alrighty then.
First and foremost, the book and movie is is a work of FICTION. Prior to the film showing there have even been lots and lots of other stories and investigations trying to prove and disprove the "claims" set forth in Dan Brown's book. Books and things like it have been around for a long time. It doesn't make sense to ban the movie and give it an R-18 rating when any kid on the block with 10-dollars (500 pesos) can either buy or BORROW the book from elsewhere. Granted, there are hopefully more readers than actual movie goers. I for one would rather hunker down and enjoy a nice read than to get spinned off space in a movie house (there are other times though when distraction is of merit).
Secondly, are we in a democracy or mobocracy? Why is it that through the claim of 80% of the Philippine population of some odd 84-million, that banning of anything is ever legitimized? Wake up and smell the roses somebody, the claim of the Philippines being Asia's bastion of Roman Catholicism isn't true anymore if other news is to be believed! Why then are films depicting torture of animals not banned? Why aren't films and photographs not banned if one were to be shamanistic? Why is gore depicted in almost all horror films not banned, not for religious reasons but for the sheer horror and offense to human kind?
You know, someone missed the boat here.
It is this spineless intrusion of religion into politics that has marred our country for so long. Whatever happened to the separation of Church and State? I miss the old Sin for his steadfastness indeed, but what of all the meddling and political grandstanding when it comes to election time? Can you blame Bro. Eddie for his piece? Can you blame the people of Manalo? Did anyone talk to the followers of Kalantiao?!
Go on ... let anyone here of no guilt cast the first stone! You filthy bunch of vipers.
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