Mawara Tahir
When it comes to the animated movies there is always a hidden message found under the epidermal layer of the surface. The underlying message delivered through the animated characters always strikes the balance of the truth. Such terminologies or literary devices are known as symbolism. Symbolism is used to express the indirect meaning or message.
Similarly Dreamwork’s Abominable banned in Vietnam to be released as the film features a map supporting total Chinese ownership over the disputed South China Sea area (nine-dash line). The sea has many disputes over it with its neighboring countries regarding its ownerships as this waterway is crucial for global commerce and is a rich source of fish besides having a potential for oil and gas reserves. .
Multiple countries including China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have overlapping claims to the sea. Beijing claims a large portion of it as its own, and calls the U-shaped region demarcating it as the “nine-dash line.”
The motion picture, directed by “Monsters, Inc.” writer Jill Culton, pursues young Chinese lass who wakes up to discover a Yeti on her rooftop, and is driven on to an adventure to the Himalayan Mountains to reunite him with his family.
The U-shaped line appears on a map of the South China Sea in a scene in the film, crossed out with a red “X”.
“Please sack the person in charge of censorship for this movie,” said Facebook user Pham Tan Phong.
“I will claim responsibility” for the mistake, said Nguyen Thu Ha, the head of Vietnam’s Cinema Department, according to Thanh Nien newspaper.
Vietnamese movie fans quoted by The Associated Press also criticized the film calling it, “an insult to Vietnam.”
“We will revoke [the film’s license],” Ta Quang Dong, Vietnam’s deputy minister of culture, sports and tourism, told the country’s Thanh Nien newspaper on Sunday, Matrix Reported.
The movie played for over a week in Vietnam and later was removed due to the depiction of sensitive content said,Tuoi Tre.
Vietnam citizens are sharing photos of the faux, leaving serious comments, angry reaction sand they are certainly not happy about it.
A student said “I wouldn’t watch it even if it still showed in the cinema. The (nine-dash) map is straight-up wrong. And I am absolutely not going to support it.”
