Egypt Bans Jim Carrey's 'Bruce Almighty'

You've GOT to be kidding me. I read this one over on OWW and had to post about it over here. (the McDonald's post was purely coincidental, we posted at the same time, this one was a deliberate swipe from his blog)

The text in bold below are excerpts from the article itself. My comments, such as they are, are in italic.

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian authorities have banned the Jim Carrey (news) film "Bruce Almighty," saying the comedy infringes on God's sacredness.

Uh...scratching head...isn't this a "commedy?" I don't remember anything in the movie that actually took a swipe at God, quite the opposite really.

Madkour Thabit, who heads the state-run censorship body responsible for audio and visual productions, criticized the movie Friday for featuring "actors playing the role of God."

"The name of the movie — 'Bruce Almighty' — indicates that there is someone who can do anything and everything," Thabit said in a statement faxed to The Associated Press. "Such traits belong only to God."


Scratch, scratch, scrath (maybe I need a different shampoo). Let's just recap. This movie is fiction, it's a commedy, it has ACTORS, playing ROLES. Where in the movie does it state, or even insinuate, that these characters are real?

Here is the article in full.

Looks like they already banned The Matrix Reloaded back in June. I'm suprised that they haven't banned the Teletubbies yet. After all, the esteemed Reverend Falwell has stated that Tinky is gay because he carries a "purse" and the "gay pride symbol" adorns the top of his head. I think Falwell should move to Egypt. He'd fit in better.

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