Mohammed: Messenger of God (1977)

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15 Films that Offended Religiou ...
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"This week we have two big-time offenders: Mike Myers’ The Love Guru, which has brought concern from Hindus, because the comedy seems to be making fun of the Hindu religion; and Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons, the “sequel” to The Da Vinci Code, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestseller. Earlier this week, the Vatican banned the latter production from all Catholic churches in Rome. The following statement from Father Marco Fibbi, spokesman for the diocese of Rome, was a favorite quote from the story: “Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn’t necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough.” Of course, these days, religious organizations taking offense to a movie seems so commonplace that news like this is hardly even considered bad buzz. Neither The Love Guru nor Angels & Demons will be too aversely affected by the protests or boycotts. Both films will merely be added to the following list of major offenders (in alphabetical order so as not to offend anyone who thin " [More]

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"Hollywood has always wanted to have a big named star play Muhammad. But Islamic law would not allow that to happen as it would be blasphemy to show the image of Muhammad. However, fellow Muslim Moustapha Akkad found a way to make a film without insulting the masses. "The Message" was an epic film that took 6 years to prepare for and a year to shoot. Led by Oscar winner Anthony Quinn, the film is very faithful and accurate in its historical value. However, there are some shortcomings. One problem is the film's length. Three hours is way, way too long. The film could have been chopped off by about an hour and it still would have been able have an effective story to tell. Another problem is the dialogue. In the film, "The Message", Muhammad is referred, but is not seen. That makes it a little confusing when the characters are referring to Muhammad. Despite the shortcomings, "The Message" gets its point across without insulting the Islamic ... " [More]

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