Brazil Catholics sue Hollywood for crumbling Redeemer image
The Catholic Church of Brazil seems to be under the impression that it owns any image of the famous Christ the Redeemer sculpture which stands high above Rio de Janeiro, and is suing Columbia Pictures for using it in last year’s blockbuster 2012.
Jesus Crumbling Christ!: The Redeemer goes to pieces in 2112.
The apocalyptic film shows Rio being destroyed by a tidal wave, and the 40-metre statue crumbling under the water.
The Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, who commissioned the sculpture in 1931, refused permission to Columbia when they asked to use the image in their film, but Columbia went ahead anyway. The Archdiocese’s laweyer, Claudine Dutra, explained:
many faithful have said they are shocked and offended by the images of the destruction of this sanctuary that the archdiocese wanted to preserve.
We want Columbia Pictures to publicly declare that it did not intend to cause offense.
They are also seeking undisclosed damages.
Funnily enough, director Roland Emmerich wanted to include a scene which showed the destruction of the Kaaba – the holy rock-in-a-box towards which devout Muslims point the crown of their head five times a day. But he feared a fatwa.
Right,
So the notion and images of >99.99% of the human race being killed were fine, but the destruction of, an albeit pretty, statue were just too much eh?
Nice
Let’s face it, these kind of people are “Shocked and Offended” about just about everything that they see and hear. It really is about time the world just responded “So Effing What” to their self pitying whining.
Has it been noted that the government is in the grip of a new moral panic over airbrushed models, ladmags and music videos?
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There is a very apt phrase here, that the producers should employ.
“Shut up.”
So…if there is an earthquake in Rio and the statue crumbles and falls for real, who will they sue then?