[quote]When I interviewed director Roland Emmerich a few months ago about his upcoming disaster flick "2012," the first question I asked was, "Why do you like killing the world?" His response: "It makes for a good story."
Over the past fifteen years, Emmerich has crafted some great tales about global doom, featuring some spectacular scenes of destruction. He had aliens zap the White House in "Independence Day," he let a massive lizard flatten New York City in "Godzilla," and he sent killer tornadoes through downtown Los Angeles in "The Day After Tomorrow."
For "2012," Emmerich set his sites on destroying the some biggest landmarks around the world, from Rome to Rio. But there's one place that Emmerich wanted to demolish but didn't: the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure located in the center of Mecca. It's the focus of prayers and the site of the Hajj, the biggest, most important pilgrimage in Islam.
"Well, I wanted to do that, I have to admit," the filmmaker told scifiwire.com. "But my co-writer Harald [Kloser] said, 'I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie.' And he was right."
Emmerich went on: "We have to all, in the western world, think about this. You can actually let Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with [an] Arab symbol, you would have ... a fatwa, and that sounds a little bit like what the state of this world is. So it's just something which I kind of didn't [think] was [an] important element, anyway, in the film, so I kind of left it out."
Traditionally, a fatwa has meant religious opinion by an Islamic scholar or imam. The term has gained currency in the West after Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued a death sentence in the form of a fatwa against British author Salman Rushdie for alleged blasphemies in his book "The Satanic Verses" in 1989. As a result, the Indian-born writer was forced into hiding for most of the '90s.
Emmerich has no qualms about wrecking other major landmarks, however. The massive dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican rolls on top of a crowd of churchgoers. The huge Christ the Redeemer statue that looms over Rio de Janeiro disintegrates. And, of course, the White House gets crushed when a wave drops the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy on top of it.
The director was also reportedly approached by people hoping to get their famous landmarks trashed, like Taiwan's Taipei 101, which is the tallest completed building in the world. There's no word yet if that structure will meet the same on-screen fate as the Vatican and the White House. "2012" opens nationwide on November 13. [/quote]
So he shows Christ the Redeemer disintegrate, the White House being crushed by an Aircraft Carrier, hell, they even fucking have St. Peter's Basilica [I]rolling on a bunch of churchgoers.[/I] But no, the second someone mentions the Kaaba everyone begins thumbing their rosaries and screeching "BLASPHEMY!"
Source: [url]http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-roland-emmerich-fatwa.html[/url]
That's because Islam is a great and true religion revealed in the Holy Koran which was dictated by the angel Gabriel to the final prophet Mohammed, Blessing and Piece Be Upon Him.
Sounds like a shitty movie anyway.
How could San Francisco fall into itself?
[QUOTE=TH89;18194705]That's because Islam is a great and true religion revealed in the Holy Koran which was dictated by the angel Gabriel to the final prophet Mohammed, Blessing and Piece Be Upon Him.[/QUOTE]
Really? I should become Islamic just so I can be spared..
[QUOTE=TH89;18194705]That's because Islam is a great and true religion revealed in the Holy Koran which was dictated by the angel Gabriel to the final prophet Mohammed, Blessing and Piece Be Upon Him.[/QUOTE]
And, Insallah, His word may reach the hearts and minds of The Infidel.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;18194719]Sounds like a shitty movie anyway.
How could San Francisco fall into itself?[/QUOTE]
It turns out the city was situated directly over the Planet Earth's butthole.
It all becomes clear.
who cares, the movies going to be boring anyway
[QUOTE=<VET>Jasper;18194741]who cares, the movies going to be boring anyway[/QUOTE]
This man has no dick
[QUOTE=<VET>Jasper;18194741]who cares, the movies going to be boring anyway[/QUOTE]
The ending of the world is boring, jeez, make it quick so I can get off this rock we call Earth.
I mean, this is bullshit, who cares if you get a fatwa called against you, it's not like you are traveling to Pakistan or Iran anytime soon.
a is for allah nothing but allah
b is the beginning of bismillah
ta is for takwa bewaring of allah
and ra is for the month of ramadaaaaaaaaaaan
oooooo ramadaaaaaan
It's less that as soon as you do it, OMFG BIGOTRY, and more that Muslim leaders are notoriously completely fucking nuts, along with quite a few of their followers. Emmerich just doesn't want to take the risk.
What I worry about is that the hype about the actual year 2012 will destroy us all, not an actual catastrophic event.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;18194719]Sounds like a shitty movie anyway.
How could San Francisco fall into itself?[/QUOTE]Uh, because it's built on a giant hill, perhaps?
:jihad:
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;18194719]Sounds like a shitty movie anyway.
How could San Francisco fall into itself?[/QUOTE]
Remember, It's California
you know, the place that burns down damn near every year
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;18194719]Sounds like a shitty movie anyway.
How could San Francisco fall into itself?[/QUOTE]
California. Need I say more?
And if they did destroy mecca, Malaysia would go to the UN and give a 2 hour speech about boycotting the film.
He did destroy some monks monastry thingie.
Monks know kung-fu and shit. Don't mess with monks.
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Actually it would make a pretty cool scene
[img]http://www.ezsoftech.com/hajj/img/kaaba_const1.jpg[/img]
The ground slowly collapses towards the Kaaba, and tons of people falling into the abyss. On the end the Kaaba balances on a big rock format for a second before falling into it too.
[QUOTE=ZomBuster;18195344]He did destroy some monks monastry thingie.
Monks know kung-fu and shit. Don't mess with monks.
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Actually it would make a pretty cool scene
[img]http://www.ezsoftech.com/hajj/img/kaaba_const1.jpg[/img]
The ground slowly collapses towards the Kaaba, and tons of people falling into the abyss. On the end the Kaaba balances on a big rock format for a second before falling into it too.[/QUOTE]
How dare you even CONSIDER that possibility! On a realistic note, can someone explain how they can get away with slaughtering devout Catholics with the collapsing structure of St. Paul's Basilica, and they can show a massive representation of Christ being disintegrated, but not even [B]mention[/B] Mecca being destroyed?
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[QUOTE=Robert!;18195314]And if they did destroy mecca, Malaysia would go to the UN and give a 2 hour speech about boycotting the film.[/QUOTE]
Malaysia is a pretty cool country, I lived there for 3 years.
I'll be keeping a close eye on this while scraping off my dick cheese
The director is smart for not including it, there could be big controversy. There will always be a double standard for Muslims because they usually take their religion seriously. I've seen tons of people make fun of other religions' symbols, but usually they are from that same religion, making it sort of an inside joke between friends. Anyone who actually talks smack about another religion is just ignorant and closed-minded.
you can't destroy islam in movies, but you can piss on cross's on national television?
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;18196214]you can't destroy islam in movies, but you can piss on cross's on national television?[/QUOTE]
Because Christians can put up with it.
Sort of like how Atheists can make fun of Christians all they want, but when a Muslim walks by they get all quiet and reserved.
Wow what a couple of pussies.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;18196368]Because Christians can put up with it.
Sort of like how Atheists can make fun of Christians all they want, but when a Muslim walks by they get all quiet and reserved.[/QUOTE]
Sad, but true.
[quote]Malaysia is a pretty cool country, I lived there for 3 years.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, there is a shitload of pirated dvds, drugs and guns.
Plus, there is nothing much to do there.
And their TV shows are filled with chinese and indians speaking in malay.
And their court is ruled by the Islam laws.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;18194838]I mean, this is bullshit, who cares if you get a fatwa called against you, it's not like you are traveling to Pakistan or Iran anytime soon.[/QUOTE]
Make your own movie then
It just shows that no one cares about including Muslims in the fun. I mean, if your landmark isn't included in a cool movie like 2012 then you're nowhere. They're only destroying the stuff that matters in that movie.
racism at its best
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