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Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... erica.html


Can you imagine if this would have happened with Passion of the Christ? This really has become a country of censorship run by organized religion.

Pitiful.

mainejeff wrote:Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... erica.html


Can you imagine if this would have happened with Passion of the Christ? This really has become a country of censorship run by organized superstition.

Pitiful.

FIFY

mainejeff wrote:Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... erica.html


Can you imagine if this would have happened with Passion of the Christ? This really has become a country of censorship run by organized religion.

Pitiful.

With all the other issues films tackle, I can't believe one has a problem due to evolution. Maybe the film sucks.

Who's we? Somebody have a turd in their pocket

Charles Darwin is being played by Tom Cruise. Nuff said.

What's the friggin problem? When did evolution become controversial? Is this another "the Earth is only 6,000 years old" thing?

I doubt it is a as sacrilegious as films like "religulous" or "The DaVinci Code". The producer is just playing the victim card because his film wasn't good enough to get a distributor.

This is a country that doesn't give a sh^t about the sorry state of math, physics, and technology education in America but goes ape-sh^t when anyone tries to put stickers in biology textbooks that say "evolution is a theory not a fact". Not buying that BS for a second.

Better get more bandwidth, Chris! The poli board is shut down at the "other" place.

Pwns wrote:I doubt it is a as sacrilegious as films like "religulous" or "The DaVinci Code". The producer is just playing the victim card because his film wasn't good enough to get a distributor.
This is a country that doesn't give a sh^t about the sorry state of math, physics, and technology education in America but goes ape-sh^t when anyone tries to put stickers in biology textbooks that say "evolution is a theory not a fact". Not buying that BS for a second.

Nail. Meet head.

Pwns wrote:I doubt it is a as sacrilegious as films like "religulous" or "The DaVinci Code". The producer is just playing the victim card because his film wasn't good enough to get a distributor.

This is a country that doesn't give a sh^t about the sorry state of math, physics, and technology education in America but goes ape-sh^t when anyone tries to put stickers in biology textbooks that say "evolution is a theory not a fact". Not buying that BS for a second.

Good point, and free publicity that may draw enough interest to get the film picked up.

Pwns wrote:I doubt it is a as sacrilegious as films like "religulous" or "The DaVinci Code". The producer is just playing the victim card because his film wasn't good enough to get a distributor.

This is a country that doesn't give a sh^t about the sorry state of math, physics, and technology education in America but goes ape-sh^t when anyone tries to put stickers in biology textbooks that say "evolution is a theory not a fact". Not buying that BS for a second.

Riiiighht.......

The film has won a sh*tload of film festival awards.......and it stars Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.

Check it out for yourself (takes a minute to download): http://creationthemovie.com/flash/#/

Here's a trailer:

Whatever the reason is it isn't because we are afraid of Darwinism in this country.

Probably cuz no one gives a shit about science in this country.... add that to a love story and you probably have a box office zero. Come on, don't you want to see movie with absolutely no tangible plot that involves robots blowing up buildings and each other while the human race struggles to stop a global Apocalypse... I know I do.


Pretty well renown actors in that movie... can't recall anything bad I've ever seen them in. Especially Jennifer Connelly... hummina hummina

JMU DJ wrote:Probably cuz no one gives a shit about science in this country.... add that to a love story and you probably have a box office zero. Come on, don't you want to see movie with absolutely no tangible plot that involves robots blowing up buildings and each other while the human race struggles to stop a global Apocalypse... I know I do.


Pretty well renown actors in that movie... can't recall anything bad I've ever seen them in. Especially Jennifer Connelly... hummina hummina

When is that movie you were talking about in the first paragraph coming out? I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!

mainejeff wrote:Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America'

A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... erica.html


Can you imagine if this would have happened with Passion of the Christ? This really has become a country of censorship run by organized religion.

Pitiful.

Sounds like a good business decision.....

Appaholic wrote:Sounds like a good business decision.....

Sounds like another Vatican decision.

sorry jeffy - but I actually agree with pwns on this one - you can get almost ANYTHING distributed in this country - Religiulus was widely distributed and was much more in your face - the studios and distributors took a pass because the film sucks eggs...

and yes, this guy is playing the victim to try and secure distribution... lame.

mainejeff wrote:

Appaholic wrote:Sounds like a good business decision.....

Sounds like another Vatican decision.

The Vatican is against evolution all of a sudden?

I thought it was the Protestants, particularly in the South and speak on TV.

andy7171 wrote:

mainejeff wrote:
Sounds like another Vatican decision.

The Vatican is against evolution all of a sudden?

I thought it was the Protestants, particularly in the South and speak on TV.

I'm a Protestant and I'm not against evolution. Well, come to think of it, I am against premature evolution.

andy7171 wrote:

mainejeff wrote:
Sounds like another Vatican decision.

The Vatican is against evolution all of a sudden?

I thought it was the Protestants, particularly in the South and speak on TV.

uh huh

One of the worst movies I ever saw was called Dogma. Anyone remember it? Affleck and Damon were in it. The one where Alanis Morrissette comes in at the end as "God" after a battle of good against evil. It sucked. Made no sense.

Ivytalk wrote:One of the worst movies I ever saw was called Dogma. Anyone remember it? Affleck and Damon were in it. The one where Alanis Morrissette comes in at the end as "God" after a battle of good against evil. Its sucked. Made no sense.

one of my favorite movies of all time

loved it - great cast

but... you'd have to have seen the the three movies in the series that came before it for a lot of it to make sense

clerks
mallrats
chasing amy

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:

Ivytalk wrote:One of the worst movies I ever saw was called Dogma. Anyone remember it? Affleck and Damon were in it. The one where Alanis Morrissette comes in at the end as "God" after a battle of good against evil. Its sucked. Made no sense.

one of my favorite movies of all time

loved it - great cast

but... you'd have to have seen the the three movies in the series that came before it for a lot of it to make sense

clerks
mallrats
chasing amy

I liked it too.

"What? Just because he's quiet and doesn't talk, when he does you expect something profound?"

mainejeff wrote:

Appaholic wrote:Sounds like a good business decision.....

Sounds like another Vatican decision.

We've already had othe movies about Evolution...I'm sure this topic has been covered enough....

somebody post Mr. Garrisons view of evolution