Quote Originally Posted by sleepless
its not the movie, its the propaganda behind it that they are angry about. by changing public oppinion about iran and demonising them, the usa government can and will wage war against them with the blessing of its blinkered people. during world war one the american population was largely pacifist, but the government wanted war so a plan of mass misinformation against the germans was put into place. lies like nuns being raped and babies being butchered by the germans swiftly changed public opinion and war was soon declared. a film like this softens up the pacifists and makes war seem more acceptable. the israelis seem to be able to get away with any atrocity they like and nobody seems to give a shit how many women and children they massacre.
What propaganda? If anyone is guilty of creating anti-Iran sentiment here in the U.S., at least in terms of this movie, it's the Iranians. Shit, I'd be willing to bet that 3/4 of American's don't even know Persians are from Iran. Most people would just go to the movie and not think twice about who the Persians were or where they came from. Now, however, people are simply pissed that the Iranians would have the balls to start trying to tell us what movies can and can't be made.