7 Films Banned In Foreign Countries For Ridiculous Reasons

7. Bruce Almighty €“ Egypt

bruce almighty boobs With most of the world€™s populations following a religion in some form, putting God in your film can open you up to all sorts of problems, especially when that film is a comedy. So when Bruce Almighty crashed into worldwide theatres there were some who felt that though the film is undoubtedly silly, it still had the potential to upset a few apple carts €“ and so it proved. To give Bruce Almighty its due, it€™s a good film done well, with God€™s power serving as a crutch so Jim Carrey€™s reporter can learn important lessons rather than being used to mock religion. Yet that couldn€™t save them from the wrath of Egypt. The Egyptians didn€™t take issue with God being depicted, presumably because he was being played by Morgan Freeman. What they did take issue with was what Jim Carrey chose to do with God€™s powers when they were bestowed upon him. Namely, he chose to grow Jennifer Aniston€™s boobs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYM0SAcDZ0c It€™s safe to say the Egyptians didn€™t take this well, banning the film from cinemas under the reason that it profaned Allah to see His powers used in such a way. That one throwaway scene in which Jim Carrey acts out some boyfriend wish-fulfilment appears to be the only reason the film is actually outlawed in Egypt €“ pretty costly for about two minutes of footage.
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