The movie "Plane" was pulled out from Philippine cinemas due to its bad projection of the Philippines specifically the island of Jolo, Sulu. Curious about the pullout, I looked and found a full HD version online. Don't ask me where.
My synopsis: The plane crashed in the middle of nowhere in Jolo. With the plane's means of communication destroyed and no mobile phone signal, the pilot worked with a murderer who was one of the passengers. They went on foot to look for help. While they were away, rebels took the other passengers as hostages. The murderer helped in saving the hostages until the end.
The synopsis on www.plane.movie did not say where the movie was shot. A Wikipedia entry says it was shot in Puerto Rico. I cannot tell where from the movie but I can say that the rebels were not real Filipinos. Why? Their Tagalog diction was crooked.
During a senate hearing, a lady senator reasoned out that the movie is just a fiction (and I suppose she was not in favor of the pullout). Indeed it is just a fiction but why specify an actual location in the movie? Why not like Wakanda or Gotham or El Dorado? The movie was pulled out from Philippine cinemas to avoid negative impressions but what impression did it make globally? Doesn't every country have a say on the use of its name in film productions before a movie or TV series is released? I have been watching foreign TV series, e.g. FBI, NCIS among others, and I lost count of how many times insurgencies in the Philippines and other countries were mentioned. The insurgencies cannot be denied. But do you have to rub salt on a wound?
Overall, the movie was very good, only if it did not have to discredit the Philippines.
This is an updated version of my FB post.
Hollywood does such things to various countries from time to time. Nigerians probably didn't like Tears of the Sun too much and I don't think Slovaks were too enthusiastic about Hostel.
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I can only imagine how other countries would feel... which brings me back to my question: Doesn't every country have a say on the use of its name in film productions before a movie or TV series is released?
I wish there is an international law that legislates the use of country names in films.
The only country that can make Hollywood producers think twice before they put something offensive about it in their films is China. And only because of its massive market without which even the most popular Hollywood blockbuster would turn into flop.
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I am not sure about Holywood movies but it is not the case for American TV series. I am watching those series and I can't remember how many times China was portrayed as "the bad side" of the world. It is mostly about stealing highly classified intel and there were few about human and drug trafficking.
saludo gracia mi princesa por tomarme en cuenta mi bella dama.
Thank you.
The plot seems interesting. Too bad it’s pulled out. It’s fiction yeah but this kind of perception about the islands in the south is kinda disheartening. We need to make a better job at cleaning our name, I guess. I still think though it’s okay not to pull it out if it’s that good and makes us realize some things.
I agree 80% about not pulling the movie out from cinemas because it is really good. I just happened to be a Filipino thus the 20% reservation. 😄
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That actually depends on the situation since things are under case to case basis.