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The Egyptian government banned the movie “Exodus; Gods and Kings “from being screened in Egypt in December 2014. The film was reprimanded for conveying verifiable mistakes about the prophet Moses and the Egyptian pyramids (Time, 2014). It speaks to the Jews as the ones constructed the pyramids and that the Red Sea was brought about to part due to a seismic tremor, not as a supernatural occurrence by Moses (BBC, 2014).
The problem of the history behind movies like ‘Exodus’ and Noah’ consists of external sources rather than the bible, or the Qur’an. These movies resist labeling as a reference of history. The story behind these movies should be correspondent to the Egyptian history, but the narratives and the story outlines are
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The issue begins with affronting religious taboos that is via incarnating an Islamic prophet. Implying that in terms of Islam, there are prohibited key lines concerning prophets, including screening any. In such case, the motion picture "Exodus" did cross taboos as well as depicted mixed up data, which compounds the issue.
For that, the standards of stewardship and freedom will remain against the standards of truth, empathy, and Religion (Christians, C., Fackler, M., Richardson, K., Kreshel, P., & JR, R. (2012). Ethical foundations and perspectives. In Media ethics: Cases and moral reasoning (9th ed., Vol. 36, pp. 10-18). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.). Therefore, in light of moral standards the film "Exodus" ought to be banned and not screened in Egypt with a specific end goal regarding the Islamic taboos, tolerating the Egyptian preservationist culture, and the general public from the deceiving
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Although the negative portrayal of Arabs and Muslims have exceeded the normal and caused a huge deterioration for the image of Islam, the American media continue to cross lines including discussing Islamic taboos. According to Kozlovic (2007), Hollywood produced the movie “The Message” portraying the prophet Muhammed (PBUH), which found more welcoming in the West than in Islamic countries due to Islamic taboos. Even though the movie tackled a sensitive issue of incarnating an Islamic prophet, it did not face any academic or religious criticism from the west rather all comments were dedicated to the quality of production and cinematographic
...ome to us at an interesting time, before the Revolution, 40 percent of Tehran movie theaters were showing pornography. The function of this office is purification as well as promotion for the arts.” The first part notions the Western stereotype of the Orient since the same as the time when it was discovered, but now the people of the Orient realize the stereotypes and are changing the way they see themselves because of these stereotypes. It is only by correcting these assumptions, stereotypes, and misconceptions of the Orient at the heart of society today, the media can Orientalism be fixed. The Eastern people must be allowed to sympathize in movies and films to humanize them and have intimate interactions. Otherwise, the Orient will be continued to be known incorrectly as a place with people who are without reason, screaming, protesting, and in swarming mobs.
"A Critique of Inherit the Wind: Analyzing One of the Most Anti-Christian Films in History." Protestantism. Web. 02 June 2010.
Shaheen, Jack. “The Media’s Image of Arabs.” Writing on the River. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw,
The film The Prince of Egypt is in the most part very accurate with the exception of some minor details. The movie was released in 1998 produced and animated by Dreamworks which was about the story of Moses. The first topic that will be discussed is that the the plot was overall the worst section done. Another accuracy of the film that will be reviewed is the settings element is the best and most accurate part of the film. Finally, the diversity in the characters will be reviewed and are mostly accurate in the whole. Therefore, there are many similarities and differences between the Bible and the movie, ‘ The Prince of Egypt’.
Armageddon begins by showing the destruction of the Earth by an asteroid 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs inhabited the earth. According to the narration, the asteroid is said to have been six miles wide, with the power of 10,000 nuclear weapons. The after effects were trillions of tons of dirt and rock thrown into the atmosphere, creating a blanket of dust that the sun was unable to penetrate for 1,000 years. The narrator explained that it happened once, and that it would happen again, it was only a matter of when.
Islam, a religion of people submitting to one God, seeking peace and a way of life without sin, is always misunderstood throughout the world. What some consider act of bigotry, others believe it to be the lack of education and wrong portrayal of events in media; however, one cannot not justify the so little knowledge that America and Americans have about Islam and Muslims. Historically there are have been myths, many attacks on Islam and much confusion between Islam as a religion and Middle Easter culture that is always associated with it. This paper is meant to dispel, or rather educate about the big issues that plague people’s minds with false ideas and this will only be touching the surface.
How is music used in this film to create a sense of place? Trace, compare, and discuss the role of musical exoticism in three different scenes. You can either be literal in your discussion (Tibet, Egypt, the Amazon, etc…) or more abstract (the supernatural as a type of “exotic”). How does Williams use unusual harmonies, instruments, or special effects to create an expressive mood?
During ancient Egypt civilization was centralized around the Nile river because it provided the ancient Egyptians with fertile land for vegetation. One particular myth that embraces all these aspect is the Osiris and Isis myth. Osiris myth is a very detailed and influential story in ancient Egyptian mythology. It details the murder of the predominant god Osiris during his rule over Egypt. Osiris and Isis myth deals with ancient Egyptian myth encompassing creation, death, and the civilization of ancient Egyptian around the Nile river. This myth has provided future generations an insightful look of Egypt’s past history such as mummification, due to its many factors that helps guide the
The movie The Message by Moustapha Akkad tries to tell the story of Mohammad from the Islamic religion to an audience that may know nothing of the religion. As any representation of Mohammad is forbidden the movie never depicts or voices the Prophet using instead side characters who become the main characters to supplement the story. The creators also utilize an ingenious technique of second person filming.. The scenes which Mohammad was present the filming was done from the viewer's perspective that the remaining characters then spoke to. The handling of Mohammad’s epic tale along with stipulation of the religion was masterfully done. The Message acts as a wonderful medium to explore the story and historical life of the Prophet Mohammad.
Over thousands of years, the ancient Egyptian civilization been closely associated with religion, mythologists have considered itself one of the most important fundamentals of the Egyptian civilization, more than five thousand years, and the pillars of the establishment of the Egyptian state and standardization. However, I was always fascinated about the myths in the middle east, not because I was born in Iraq and grew up in an Assyrian family, it’s because the ancient Egyptians have contributed in adding many civilizational achievements to the world through the knowledge of their agriculture, stability, creating the first major central country in the region, and may be accompanied by the presence of major achievements in various fields in
Roth, Chris. “Three Decades of Film Censorship…right before your eyes”. The Humanist. Vol. 60, No. 1. January/February 2000.
The Exodus of the Hebrew people out of Egypt as depicted in the Holy Bible is controversial. A literal, Biblical reading depicts inexplicable supernatural events suggesting the influence of the God of the Hebrews. There are three main theories about the Exodus Event. The first is that the event occurred exactly as accounted in the Bible, miraculous events included. Secondly, that the Exodus did occur, just not as the Bible describes. The last is that the event never occurred. The explanation of these theories will be presented in this paper.
Films were among the forms of art considered forbidden, and for many pious families going to the cinema was tantamount to committing a sin. The main reason for this was that cinematic representations of women and love upset the delicate dualism which
Al Ghazali, Zainab. Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir in Nasir’s Prison. The Islamic Foundation, 2006. Pp. vii, 188.
Movies and books such as The Da Vinci Code that carry themes that are directly related to the Bible are going to face criticism, especially when the themes within them display controversial information that undermines how Christians and the Church understand the Bible. The Da Vinci Code explores a conspiracy about the Vatican and Jesus, and director Ron Howard displays on screen what author Dan Brown presented as historical truth in his novel. Much like Brown, director Darren Aronofsky presented his 2014 film Noah to be a truthful account of the famous Biblical story, but in reality rewrote the story to be what many argue is an “anti-biblical” representation of the true story of “Noah’s