Striking, Banned Films From Around the World That You Really should See
Some films have either been banned outright, boycotted by the masses, or heavily edited. For whatever reason a film is not allowed to be viewed, it invaribly sparks world-wide attention, therefore achieving the opposite impact. Several of the films below have been banned for sacrilegious content material, religious causes, killing of animals, what is interpreted as ‘wordly’or ‘offensive,’ and violent content. Things which naturally, I do not advocate. A couple of of them have given that been unbanned.
The reason for this list is not due to the fact I agree with these issues, but rather due to the fact in my reading for this investigation, I’ve discovered that these films actually possess a true artistic good quality not present in other movies. Alas, it may be their ‘realness’ and authenticity in the way they have portrayed human tendencies which brought on them to be banned in the 1st location.
I have not observed all of these movies, but aim to.
1. The Kite Runner – banned in Afghanistan
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This film was largely shot in Afghanistan and is about a young boy who carries the guilt of childhood betrayal all by means of his adulthood. The story line entails rape, added-marital affairs, and turbulent events about the political climate of Afghanistan at the time.
A properly-written and completely captivating story line. A must-see simply because films like these that have such a lasting impact lengthy following they have been viewed and digested, are not typically produced.
2. Saturday Night Fever – banned in Burma, Iran, Malaysia
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This is about a troubled teenager whose life is created bearable by his continuous visits to the discotheque. This film tackles actual life issues faced by average individuals in dead-end jobs, living in societies in which they feel they no longer belong, and having buddies with whom they no longer anything in frequent.
If only watched for the music and dancing, this is a superior film. Nonetheless, it also offers a challenge to take the viewer away from fantasy, sci-fi, or unreal worlds frequently presented in contemporary films, and bring us back to 1 with which we are intimately familiar.
three. Day Of The Dead – banned in Canada and Germany
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Scientists on one hand are determined to study the living dead, soldiers on the other, are not so positive that this is such a very good thought. This leads to a breakdown in the already volatile relationships among the two factions. Meanwhile, the dead are walking the earth to see whom they may possibly next devour.
A fantastically funny film which had me in stitches in parts, but it is the out of this globe premise and accurate portrayal of human nature which earns it a location on this list.
4. Ben Hur – banned in China
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Two men who were childhood pals, one from a noble Jewish background, the other a Roman officer, face each other in a powerful tale about really like, frienship, inner political turmoil and the strength of family.
This film is the 1 which marries perfectly, the intense religious story line to an unstable political theme. Not only do they run parallel with each and every other, but throughout the scenes in which they clash, they do so fantastically! A satisfaction to watch.
5. Bruce Almightly – banned in Egypt, Malaysia, and Burma
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A man who is unhappy with his failing life complains to God about not getting treated fairly. When supplied the opportunity by God, to do a far better job, he soon realises that he cannot deal with supreme energy sanely and is forced to hand his life back over to the One who can.
This film is not only hilarious, it carries a deep message, delivered in such an uncomplicated way, that it’s deceptively straightforward viewing.
6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – banned in Iceland, Germany, Singapore, the UK (for a period of time), and the Ukraine.
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The classic ‘stranded teens’ movie. They run out of petrol in the wrong place, and at the wrong time. In a frenzy of meat hooks, noisy chainsaws, sledge hammers, and what could be interpreted as inbred freaks, the slaughter is happily unleashed.
A very good laugh and an even better scare for those who appreciate this genre of film. I enjoyed it immensely, and flitted via periods where I laughed out loud, covered my eyes, stomped my feet, shouted at the screen, and became bewildered at their oblivion of walking into trap following trap following trap.
7. Cannibal Holocaust - banned in (properly it may be simpler to say where it wasn’t banned) Germany,UK, Australia, Italy, Malaysia, Morroco, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Australia, Finland.
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I have included this film for its social commentary and artistic values, not because I am in support of killing animals due to the fact I am not. (It was alleged that animals were actually killed for the duration of the making of this movie).
4 documentarians go to the thickest part of the Amazon Rainforest to make a film about the life of the native people, but they never return property. When the rescue mission is sent in to find them, a tape is located instead, and therein unfolds issues of rape, murder, sacrifice and brutality, but who are the actual culprits?
A filmed banned in many countries, I suspect because of alleged animal killings. The film does portray fairly the depraved mind of the so named ‘civilised’ and brings to the fore, the real issues of society as we know it.
8. The Passion of the Christ – banned in Morroco, Burma, and Malaysia.
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Mel Gibson’s film contains scenes of violence and is based on the biblical accounts of the life, arrest, trial, crucifixion and ressurection of Jesus Christ.
A superb film and a beautiful credit to the producer and director. The scenes are fantastically actual and evoke heart-wrenching emotions, hardly if ever, tackled in films prior to. It would enrich any individual who’s been allowed to watch it.
9. The Omen – banned in Yemen.
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A baby is born, but he is not the anxiously awaited son the parents hoped for. He brings violence and death, ultimately of his own mother, and is marked by the Devil’s number, 666.
This initial offering is a great 1, and was a sort of pioneer in its time. The actors are all suitably omnious and as the story plays out, the viewer gets a feeling of someone watching you. The music, the screams, and the crisp directing, all play a component to make this film one of the most chilling of its genre.
10. Saving Private Ryan – banned in Burma and Malaysia.
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The opening scene of this movie is explosive and emotive. Back in the US, it is discovered that three brothers have died in battle and that the mother is supposed to receive all the notices on the identical day.
It is also discovered that the fourth son is missing in action somewhere in France, and a squad is immediately put together to wade by means of a terrible war and certain death locate him and send him property.
A list of banned films which are so worth seeing couldn’t be total without this masterpiece. Potent scenes unfold on the screen and the whole film hits you like the explosion that it is. Each scene effortlessly flows into an additional, and it’s only throughout the credits at the end, when you keep in mind to breathe, that you realise that you’ve been mersmerised. Entirely!
Written by AnnieG
Top Ten Scifi Films
I have been criticized in the past for not holding to some holy unknowable consensus on which films qualify as the top ten so let it be known this is my top ten hopefully I can be forgiven for being original.
10. Star Trek (2009) Dir: J. J. Abrams
Star Trek is a 2009 science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features the main characters of the original Star Trek television series, who are portrayed by a new cast. The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) before they unite aboard the USS Enterprise to combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan from their future who threatens the United Federation of Planets. The story establishes an alternate reality through time-travel by both Nero and the original Spock (Leonard Nimoy), in an effort to free the film and the franchise from established continuity constraints.
Development of the film began in 2005. Filming took place from November 2007 to March 2008 under intense secrecy. Midway through the shoot, Paramount chose to delay the release date from December 25, 2008 to May 2009, believing the film could reach a wider audience.
Star Trek has earned high critical praise, gaining a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. It is the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of 2009—seventh-highest within North America—and has become the highest-grossing film in the Star Trek series and is credited by the media as a reboot of the series. It was nominated for four Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards and won the Academy Award for Best Makeup, making it the first Star Trek film to win an Oscar.-wikipedia
9.Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film’s title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. Dan O’Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story by him and Ronald Shusett, drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror. The film was produced through Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox, with producers David Giler and Walter Hill making significant revisions and additions to the script. The titular Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film.
Alien garnered both critical acclaim and box office success, receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects,[4] Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other award nominations. It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades, being inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2002 for historical preservation as a film which is “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and being ranked by the American Film Institute in 2008 as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre.
The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels, comic books, video games, and toys, as well as three sequel and two prequel films. It also launched Weaver’s acting career by providing her with her first lead role, and the story of her character Ripley’s encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). The subsequent prequels Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) abandoned this theme in favor of a crossover with the Predator franchise.-wikipedia
8. War of the Worlds (1953) Dir: Byron Haskin
The War of the Worlds is a 1953 science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It was the first on screen depiction of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name. Produced by George Pal and directed by Byron Haskin from a script by Barré Lyndon, it was the first of several adaptations of Wells’ work to be filmed by Pal, and is considered to be one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s. It won an Oscar for its special effects. -wikipedia
7. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Dir: Robert Wise
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) is an American science-fiction film that tells the story of a humanoid alien visitor who comes to visit the Earth with a warning, accompanied by his powerful robot, “Gort”. Robert Wise directed this film, and its leading actors and actresses were Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, and Hugh Marlowe. “Gort” is also a primary character in this motion picture, but he is portrayed as a completely mechanical man. The writer of The Day the Earth Stood Still, Edmund H. North, based his screenplay on Harry Bates’s short story “Farewell to the Master” (1940).
Julian Blaustein produced this film for 20th Century Fox, and its cinematography was executed by Leo Tover. Nearly all of the action takes place in Washington, D.C., where the alien spacecraft lands, and then remains without moving for almost the entire motion picture. -wikipedia
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Dir: Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an Indiana electrical lineman, whose life changes after he has an encounter with an unidentified flying object. In addition, the United States government is also aware of the UFOs as is a team of international scientific researchers.
Close Encounters was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science fiction film. Though Spielberg receives sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from astronomer/ufologist J. Allen Hynek’s classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the third kind denotes human observations of actual aliens or “animate beings”.
Filming began in May 1976. Douglas Trumbull served as the visual effects supervisor, while Carlo Rambaldi designed the aliens. Close Encounters was released in November 1977 and was a critical and financial success. The film was reissued in 1980 as Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition, which featured additional scenes. A third cut of the film was released to home video (and later DVD) in 1998. The film received numerous awards and nominations at the 50th Academy Awards, 32nd British Academy Film Awards, the 35th Golden Globe Awards, the Saturn Awards and has been widely acclaimed by the American Film Institute. In December 2007, it was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.-wikipedia
5. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan. Of the six main Star Wars films, it was the second to be released and the fifth in terms of internal chronology.
The film is set three years after the destruction of the Death Star in the original Star Wars film. The villainous Darth Vader and the elite forces of the Galactic Empire are in pursuit of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader chases Han, Chewbacca and Leia across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda after being directed by Obi-Wan Kenobi’s spirit. Vader uses Luke’s friends to set a trap for him, leading to a fierce confrontation between the black-armored Sith and the young Jedi which ends with a shocking revelation. The film features new characters, such as Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), Yoda (Frank Oz), and Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch).
Following a difficult production, The Empire Strikes Back was released on May 21, 1980, and initially received mixed reviews from critics, although it has since grown in esteem, becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars saga and one of the most highly rated films in history. It earned more than US8 million worldwide over the original run and several re-releases, making it the highest grossing film of 1980. When adjusted for inflation, it is the 12th highest grossing film in history.-wikipedia
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Dir: Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey (often referred to simply as 2001) is a 1968 epic science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous imagery that is open-ended to a point approaching surrealism, sound in place of traditional narrative techniques, and minimal use of dialogue.
The film has a memorable soundtrack—the result of the association that Kubrick made between the spinning motion of the satellites and the dancers of waltzes, which led him to use The Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss II, and the famous symphonic poem
Introspecting On Background Music and Music Licensing For Films
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Music licensing for films ? Be safe with your music
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Finding Music for Films
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