The Da Vinci Code will be cut 10 minutes
Censorship Committee have decided to cut the final 10 minutes of "The Da Vinci Code" as the parts effect the faith and belief of Christianity.
"The committee also agree that the movie should have a message before opening credit that the movie was produced from a fiction, not a real story," said Chavana Mahitchartkul, a mass communication expert, who is a committee member.She was speaking after attending a review on the controversial movie on Christ which is scheduled to open in Thailand on Thursday. Representatives of local Christian groups also participated in the review. Four major local Christian groups yesterday submitted a request to the Royal Thai Police asking that the controversial Hollywood movie "The Da Vinci Code" be banned from Thailand. The movie, produced by Sony Pictures from Dan Brown's novel of the same title. The Christian groups claimed that The movie "distorts the Bible and violates the dignity of the Jesus." They believed that the novel and the movie deliberately insult Jesus Christ. The movie depicts Jesus as only a man, and not entitled to the prophecy, as believed by Christians worldwide. Moreover, in the movie he is "married to Mary Magdalene and fathers a son with her, which is completely false", he added. The film, starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. The Nation
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