[EVA] "Banned" and Evangelion (was: & Battle Royale)

[Sykk]

If they censor it. They will die, horrible, horrible, deaths.
I dont think it will be censored. if it ends up being censored, screw the US
and its stupid (some are good but a lot are stupid)porno-related laws. Too
bad I live here. The "its only a drawing" argument SHOULD apply in US law,
becuase it is not real therefore it can't be immoral, unethical, or have
hurt anyone during its making, unless the artist accidentally stabbed his
finger with his pen. Well, at least I have the uncut, uncensored Hong Kong
DVD. . .too bad the quality is horrible. . but bearable.

Save us, Trevor Brown!


"Brendan Jamieson" <bjamieson at mailhost.chi.ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> "John Hokanson Jr." wrote:
> >It's not banned in the US. Few if any films are banned nation wide.
> >Most "banned" films are as a result of local statutes and ignorant
> >local politicians along the bible belt (like The Tin Drum). In
> >Hickville, somebody might actually care, but nobody cares in
> >California or New York.
>
> Right - "banned" is, generally, just an easy way for films to make more
> money and be the proverbial Forbidden Fruit.
> Battle Royale has already played in film festivals around the US - in
> it's original form.
> In order for a film to be truly banned in the US - it would have to be
> illegal as well. Fake blood is not illegal in the US.
>
> Incidentally - the new French film, "Fat Girl" *is* more or less
> "banned" in Ontario, Canada.
> (The Tin Drum, as you mentioned, is also banned there)
> However, people intent on seeing the film and going over to Quebec to
> view it :P
> The film is currently playing in select cities in the US. Personally, I
> can't wait to see this film.
>
> To deviate a bit into some more on-topic discussion: This raises some
> questions about how what's acceptable in the film medium. 'Battle
> Royale' is controversial for its violence amongst adolescence, 'Fat
> Girl' for coming of age/sexuality amongst adolescence. Recently, Central
> Park Media confirmed they are censoring their release of their hentai
> title, "Night Shift Nurses" because some of the content is outright
> illegal in about three cities in the US. If the title made its way to
> any of those cities, CPM would be fined. Apparently, they even took the
> issue to their lawyers and there was nothing that could be done. The
> uncut version will be shown at conventions where it's safe, and the
> edited will be released to the general public.
>
> So the question is, how does this bode for Manga's promised
> uncut/uncensored release of 'The End of Evangelion'?
> And no, the "But it's just a drawing." argument does not apply. At
> least, not in the US.
>
> -brendan
>
> Relavent articles:
> Night Shift Nurses - http://www.animeprime.com/reports/nsn.shtml
> The Tin Drum - http://www.aclu.org/issues/freespeech/tindrum.html
> Obscenity & Child Pornography Laws in the US -
> http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/ocp.htm
>