Buzz Lightyear film banned in 14 nations over Lesbian Kiss

[arista]

but Disney refuses to cut it

Captain America star Chris Evans voices the
character of the young Buzz Lightyear in the film,
which is billed as "the definitive origin story",
while Uzo Aduba voices Alisha Hawthorne - who is
shown on screen kissing her female partner.]


https://news.sky.com/story/buzz-lightyear-origin-story-featuring-lesbian-kiss-banned-in-united-arab-emirates-12633242


[14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries.
The United Arab Emirates,
which includes Abu Dhabi and Dubai,
announced through the Ministry of Youth
and Culture's Media Regulatory Office
that the film will not open there
when it is released on Thursday.

In a tweet, the office said the
film is "not licenced for public screening"
due to its "violation of the country's
media content standards".]

Sign Of The Times.

[Oliver_W]

Good on Disney for sticking to their principles, they usually limit their performative allyship to easily removed lines of dialogue and shots which can be worked around to appease the primitive countries.
Not that I'm expecting them to last, they'll buckle.

[arista]

Good on Disney for sticking to their principles, they usually limit their performative allyship to easily removed lines of dialogue and shots which can be worked around to appease the primitive countries.
Not that I'm expecting them to last, they'll buckle.



No, this is Crazy
this is affecting the Margins
Delete the Scene
Easy to do,



[Studios have allowed censors to cut films
in global distribution for content in the past,
including in the Middle East market.]

[_Seth]

No, this is Crazy
this is affecting the Margins
Delete the Scene
Easy to do,



[Studios have allowed censors to cut films
in global distribution for content in the past,
including in the Middle East market.]

They're still going to make crazy money.

Let the middle Eastern countries punish themselves. To remove a shot of two characters kissing would be spineless.

Mad respect to Disney.

[user104658]

So long as it’ll screen in the West and China they don’t give a **** is my observation.

They sometimes alter films to appease The Chinese audience because … well … it’s a massive audience.

It’s not just about the numbers either it’s the culture… the Chinese are massive movie-consumers in recent years.

[bots]

Disney have far larger problems than this to be honest. They have had a preferential status in florida for decades, and that is all being stopped

[Oliver_W]

Disney have far larger problems than this to be honest. They have had a preferential status in florida for decades, and that is all being stopped

I'm not sure what you mean?

[bots]

I'm not sure what you mean?

they basically had their own little state within florida where they were in control of everything, that has been removed by the florida governor due to their intransigence on "woke" issues

[Nicky91]

move ahead with the times and open up to new things would be my advice for those middle eastern countries and asia



and as for the ''woke culture'' i am kinda fed up with that now :idc: i am respectful, but i am not woke myself, i am against cancelling things in film, music & tv

[Beso]

Sensible move.

[Oliver_W]

they basically had their own little state within florida where they were in control of everything, that has been removed by the florida governor due to their intransigence on "woke" issues

I had a look into it - why does an amusement park think anyone should listen to them about what gets taught in schools in regards to "gender" issues anyway?

[ThomasC]

No, this is Crazy
this is affecting the Margins
Delete the Scene
Easy to do,



[Studios have allowed censors to cut films
in global distribution for content in the past,
including in the Middle East market.]

No way.

This sends us back not forward if they were to do that.

It's more than a case of money and I am glad Disney realise that.

[Oliver_W]

So long as it’ll screen in the West and China they don’t give a **** is my observation.

They sometimes alter films to appease The Chinese audience because … well … it’s a massive audience.

It’s not just about the numbers either it’s the culture… the Chinese are massive movie-consumers in recent years.

Oh I have no doubt they'll take the knee for China and alter the film tbh.

Disney probably know there's no point in trying to appease certain other markets. Even if they remove all references to the woman being gay, one flash of her ankle and the movie would be fatwa'd out the screens.

[Alf]

They're as backwards as us, we banned a film in this country last week.

[Oliver_W]

They're as backwards as us, we banned a film in this country last week.

?

[Alf]

?What's your question?

[bots]

I had a look into it - why does an amusement park think anyone should listen to them about what gets taught in schools in regards to "gender" issues anyway?

yeah they are over reaching i think, but it's not the theme park, it's corporate disney, and they have a dose of reality coming to them

[Oliver_W]

What's your question?

I'm not sure what you're referring to? If a film really was cancelled here, could be thread worthy.

[Niamh.]

I'm not sure what you're referring to? If a film really was cancelled here, could be thread worthy.

I think he's referring to the film about something to do with Islam that was protested by Muslims? There was a thread

[Oliver_W]

I think he's referring to the film about something to do with Islam that was protested by Muslims? There was a thread

I can't seem to find it, was it deleted?

[Alf]

I think he's referring to the film about something to do with Islam that was protested by Muslims? There was a threadProtested and then banned by the cinema out of fear for their staff.

[Alf]

I can't seem to find it, was it deleted?It's titled "Down with this sort of thing, careful now" in serious debates section.

[Niamh.]

It's titled "Down with this sort of thing, careful now" in serious debates section.

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381137&highlight=

[Liam-]

While they still back Florida’s don’t say gay bill, this will be considered what it is, performative bait

[user104658]

It's more than a case of money and I am glad Disney realise that.

Disney (as an absolute rule) do not care about anything more than money, worth keeping that in mind.

In this case they have balanced things up and decided that the LGBT community (a core audience of Pixar movies) is a bigger proportion of the likely box office for this movie than Muslim-governed nations (not traditionally big movie-goers at all).

If it was one of their core markets they'd have had an alternate cut.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Disney are doing a spin-off Star Wars series about the pilot of the Millenium Falcon after he decides to change gender

Trans Solo

[Mystic Mock]

I'll never support censorship.

So imo these countries banning the Film are in the wrong.

[UserSince2005]

Declare war on any nation because they need not exist

[arista]

I'll never support censorship.

So imo these countries banning the Film are in the wrong.


No
Every Nation is Sovereign



It would be like Saudi Arabia telling the UK
everyone must now pray
every night to Allah


Bollocks

You can change
but never tell a nation what to do,
unless you want a real war.

[arista]

Declare war on any nation because they need not exist


Of course, they need to exist

[Crimson Dynamo]

apparently its a crap film

[Mystic Mock]

No
Every Nation is Sovereign



It would be like Saudi Arabia telling the UK
everyone must now pray
every night to Allah


Bollocks

You can change
but never tell a nation what to do,
unless you want a real war.

I'm not wanting them to be forced into changing their minds, I would like them to understand that if you don't like a Film then just don't watch it rather than banning the Film.

You know the mature response that people should take, but some people think that they're too important so they try to censor things that they don't like.

[Mystic Mock]

apparently its a crap film

Pixar's been on **** form since Inside Out.

They've forgot that their Films were meant to be fun family Movies imo.

Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with serious messaging in a kids Film if you're also fun to watch (like Wall-E) but Pixar have gone really up themselves imo.

However it doesn't matter if this Film is more boring than Interstellar & Dune combined, it shouldn't be being banned, these people just shouldn't watch the Film if they feel so strongly against it.

[user104658]

Pixar's been on **** form since Inside Out.

They've forgot that their Films were meant to be fun family Movies imo.

Don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong with serious messaging in a kids Film if you're also fun to watch (like Wall-E) but Pixar have gone really up themselves imo.

However it doesn't matter if this Film is more boring than Interstellar & Dune combined, it shouldn't be being banned, these people just shouldn't watch the Film if they feel so strongly against it.

I'd argue that Finding Dory is fairly good fun (though not on par with Finding Nemo, that's true) and also I think "Soul" is a great little film. I largely agree about every other Pixar film since Inside Out though.

HOWEVER - Dune is a perfectly decent movie and Interstellar is a fantastic movie so :hmph:.

ALthough actually... ... ... :think: ... is Interstellar maybe a very average sci-fi movie plot-wise elevated to a fantastic level by its cinematography and soundtrack? I can see a strong argument for that :joker:. But you have to take a movie as a whole package I guess.

Considering that ... most of what I like about "Soul" is also aesthetic, not narrative.

[edit] ... and Dune :joker:. I'm seeing a theme emerging here! Although I do love the lore of Dune - I think the movie could have done more with that (and may do in the sequel) but again it's a great film in terms of cinematography and sound design etc.

[bots]

yeah, i have a similar feeling toward porno movies. Sometimes the plot is a bit lightweight, but the aesthetic is much better :laugh: