The One Place on Earth Not Destroyed in '2012'

[jeremyboycool]

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."

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.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movi...ich-fatwa.html

I can understand why someone would not want to be targeted by violence for the sake of a movie. But it just seems like caving to terrorism and an affront to freedom of speech.

[Burke]

Sounds like destroying it would match up with his "political edge."

From Wikipedia:

Emmerich's extensive collection of artwork includes a painting of Jesus ChristKatharine Hamnett-styled t-shirt during his crucifixion,[38] prints of Alison Jackson's works of a Princess Diana lookalike making obscene gestures and engaging in sex acts,[36][39] a wax sculpture of Pope John Paul II laughing as he reads his own obituary,[36][39] and a Photoshopped image of IranianMahmoud Ahmadinejad in a homoerotic pose.[38] Emmerich, who is openly gay[7] and an active liberal,[40] states that the decorations and pieces aren't declarations of any beliefs,[38] but rather reflections of his "predilection for art with a political edge".[39] wearing a president

[jeremyboycool]

Yes, it is does seem of his character. He destroys many other religious monuments in the movie, but because of the threat of violence not the Kaaba.

[jeremyboycool]

It reminds me of that Southpark two parter, Cartoon Wars, where the network refused to show the image of Muhammad, doing nothing obscene, but yet they would show Jesus crapping on the American flag. It's like WTF?!?!

[Sava700]

one could assume it was destroyed cause we all know the movie can't show everything getting hammered through the movie. It looks really awesome and can't wait to see it!!

[JawZ]

Originally Posted by Sava700

one could assume it was destroyed cause we all know the movie can't show everything getting hammered through the movie. It looks really awesome and can't wait to see it!!

FFS, just get a black marker and write over your ID4 dvd with 2012. Same crap, same director.

[Leatherneck]

Originally Posted by JawZ

FFS, just get a black marker and write over your ID4 dvd with 2012. Same crap, same director.

Throw the new (and stupid) V series in there as well...

[Sava700]

Originally Posted by JawZ

FFS, just get a black marker and write over your ID4 dvd with 2012. Same crap, same director.

meh.. looks like a great movie no matter if it takes time out of your sponge bob watchin!

[JawZ]

Originally Posted by Sava700

meh.. looks like a great movie no matter if it takes time out of your sponge bob watchin!

It's a remake of all of his other movies. How can it be great?

[Sava700]

Originally Posted by JawZ

It's a remake of all of his other movies. How can it be great?

cause I say it will be great?

[JBrazen]

He's a pvssy.

[64bit]

cant wait for this movie. post apocalyptic, 158min for the story to unfold real nice.....gonna be good.