PAGPAPA-BANNED NI ROBIN SA PLANE MOVIE, PINALAGAN NG MGA DIREKTOR

ni Reggee Bonoan @Sheet Matters | February 21, 2023

Hindi pabor ang samahan ng Directors Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) sa hiling ni Sen. Robinhood Carino Padilla na ipatigil ang pagpapalabas ng foreign film na Plane na pinagbibidahan ng Scottish actor na si Gerard Butler na kilala sa mga pelikulang London Has Fallen, Olympus Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen, Geostorm, Den of Thieves at marami pang iba na pawang kumita sa takilya.

Bago naman ito ipinalabas sa mga sinehan ay dumaan muna sa Movie, Television Review and Classification Board o MTRCB na binigyan ng Parental Guidance.

Kasama ni Sen. Padilla ang kapwa niya senador na sina Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa at Juan Miguel Zubiri sa hiling nu'ng una dahil nakakasira ito sa imahe ng ating bansa.

Nakitang nag-post ang director-producer na si Perci M. Intalan sa kanyang FB page nitong Linggo nang hapon ng stand ng DGPI at pirmado ito ng mga miyembro ng board.

Ang mga pumirma ay sina Mark Meily (president) at ang mga board members na sina Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Perci Intalan, Ed Lejano, Marlon Rivera, Roni Bertubin, Keith Sicat, at Remton Siega Zuasola.

Ayon sa official statement ng mga nabanggit…

“A proposed ban on the public exhibition of the film Plane has been making the rounds of the News Cycle.

“The Directors Guild of the Philippines, Inc. (DGPI) opposes moves to stop the showing of this movie, as we believe the agency and free choice must remain with the public, rather than imposed by politicians.

“To outrightly ban the film, especially one already approved by the MTRCB, is a cure much worse than the illness itself. Injurious to free expression and sets a precedent for films to be hostage by imagined slights to our country’s reputation.'

“If the state can tolerate free expression for trolls, fake news and historical revisionism without worrying about their effect on the country’s prestige, then the state can do the same for a work that members of the foreign press have regarded as mindless B-Movie entertainment rather than a reliable commentary on our country’s affairs.

“We support allowing the film to screen, informing the public of any problematic claims it makes, inviting open debate, or simply ignoring the film altogether. But we stand against censorship or banning the exhibition of this film from screening.”

Bukas ang "BULGAR" sa panig nina Senators Padilla, Dela Rosa at Zubiri tungkol sa pahayag ng samahan ng mga direktor ng Pilipinas.