Arab Nations Mess with the Zohan
Normally I’m never for censorship of any kind, but when it comes to Adam Sandler’s last film, I’ll make an exception.
The Movie Blog reports that Lebanon is the only Arab nation to allow screenings of Sandler’s last film, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan.”
According to Variety, the film will “likely” be banned because Arab officials claim the film makes fun of religion. I haven’t seen the film and can’t judge if it tries to make jokes about religion, but I can say those jokes probably aren’t very funny.
Lebanon has been more socially liberal than most Arab nations. They recently got a chance to watch “Sex and the City” because Lebanon may be open minded, but they are still working on taste.
Dale Said,
August 19, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Uhm, it never makes fun of religion once. It’s a tongue-in-cheek parody of racial stereotypes, though.
marissa Said,
December 8, 2008 @ 9:40 am
dis movie sux!
J Smith Said,
November 15, 2009 @ 11:34 am
I like that movie. Especially when he bangs the grandmas in the hair shop. Its funny.
Westerner Outsider Said,
November 20, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
Though I haven’t watched the entire movie — Sandler is just a bit too annoying for words — from what I’ve seen of it, it does seem to do something pretty damn interesting. Pointing out how Palestinians and Israeli would get along much better – or at least be able to start working at it – if they weren’t continually kept at each others’ throats by distant superpowers who don’t actually care about them? Encasing that in a movie that would show in the mainstream cinemas of many of these superpowers? Now THAT’S the fun part. That’s comedy. And not harmless slapstick either.
I’m probably reading in things that aren’t there. On the face of it, it seems hard to credit Sandler with such underhandedness. Maybe it was accidental. Still funny, though.