Saturday, March 19, 2005
Crackers shut down science films
Just when you think it can't get any sillier, you read this:
In several US states, Imax cinemas - including some at science museums - are refusing to show movies that mention the subject or suggest that Earth's origins do not conform with biblical descriptions.
Films include Cosmic Voyage, an animated journey through the universe; Galapagos, a documentary about the islands where Darwin made some of his most important observations; and Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, an underwater epic about the bizarre creatures that flourish near ocean vents.
In most southern states, theatre officials found recent test screenings of several of these films triggered accusations from viewers that the films were blasphemous.
Now, it would be fine by me if people this stupid shut their own children out from higher education by their actions. But apparently, it's not that simple:
The economics of Imax film-making are therefore very tight, and the actions of these southern Imax cinemas will only exacerbate the problem. It is expected that producers will be far less likely to make films that could offend fundamentalists...
So, these people are endangering the entire nation's science education. And it only works because their neighbors don't have the stones to tell them off.
One hates to disparage an entire region of the country, but in this case, it seems to be merited.
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By defintion 50% of all Americans are below average intelligence and 10% of the remainder are all to happy to expoit the fact.
I think that wealthier filmmakers like James Cameron -- who gave us the Terminator series of films -- should start a pool to fund Imax filmmaking, much as the Guardian/Observer papers are partially supported by a trust. But since that's not likely to happen, the next best thing would be to organize Imax fans in the South to rally to save the films from the local Taliban.
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