The Combination movie banned after waves of violence at screenings.
March 1st 2009 05:13
There is an independent film currently playing called The Combination. It is about Lebanese gang violence and it's set during or around the time of the Cronulla Riots. Greater Union cinemas have just banned the film altogether after a wave of violence at screenings of it in Sydney's Parramatta and Liverpool districts.
One incident occurred during a sold out screening at Parramatta's Greater Union cinema when a lady asked a group of men in front of her to stop talking- they responded by punching her in the face.
In a separate incident, a security guard was also assaulted for daring to ask a man to stop smoking in a no smoking area.
Greater Union staffs were generally intimidated, and at one point refused to enter the theatres the movie was playing in.
After such antisocial behaviour, Greater Union Cinemas decided to cease playing the film.
So is this what our generation has come to?
We supposed to be about individualism and expressing ourselves. We’re the generation that does things differently, but this lot who've used violence to bring censorship seem an awful lot like fascists to me.
Now again, we tend to be an individualistic bunch, but have we gone so far as to be psychologically selfish? What's up with punching lady for asking you to be quiet in a movie theatre? I mean, you can hardly claim provocation; it's not like she said your mother's looser than George Bush's grip on the English language.
What we need is a good famine causing war to give us our appreciation back.
Oh and, my source for this story was the Sunday Telegraph. Google it or something.
us our appreciation back.
One incident occurred during a sold out screening at Parramatta's Greater Union cinema when a lady asked a group of men in front of her to stop talking- they responded by punching her in the face.
In a separate incident, a security guard was also assaulted for daring to ask a man to stop smoking in a no smoking area.
Greater Union staffs were generally intimidated, and at one point refused to enter the theatres the movie was playing in.
After such antisocial behaviour, Greater Union Cinemas decided to cease playing the film.
So is this what our generation has come to?
We supposed to be about individualism and expressing ourselves. We’re the generation that does things differently, but this lot who've used violence to bring censorship seem an awful lot like fascists to me.
Now again, we tend to be an individualistic bunch, but have we gone so far as to be psychologically selfish? What's up with punching lady for asking you to be quiet in a movie theatre? I mean, you can hardly claim provocation; it's not like she said your mother's looser than George Bush's grip on the English language.
What we need is a good famine causing war to give us our appreciation back.
Oh and, my source for this story was the Sunday Telegraph. Google it or something.
us our appreciation back.
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Comment by Damo
They acted in the only manner that they could.
Comment by Janet Collins
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What these people have done has probably squashed the hopes of all those involved in the movie to have it seen by so many through the large Greater Union cinemas across Australia.
Well done guys.
Comment by RubySoho
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I thought that was Gen X?
Comment by Mrs M
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But I agree. It's a shame. Considering it was actually doing well at the box office and only 3 days in.
It's just a waste. The whole thing. The movie got pulled, the Lebanese community has got another black mark against it largely thanks for a rotten few.
It's a shame. It's a big shame. For a whole host of reasons.
Love & stuff
Mrs M
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Comment by Wynona Lavota
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RubySoho , now that you mention it, it does sound like Gen X, lol maybe they just keep recycling the 'defining' features.
Mrs M , lol I'm glad you liked it.
Anonymous, After I postred this entry I saw on the news that there was violence at a Hoyts screening as well. I guess we'll all just have to wait for DVD.
Indeed what a shame for the film makers. Again, on the news I caught a litlle bit of an interview with the director and he said it's a shame the movie was banned because it wasn't about glorfying gang violence- just the opposite.
Comment by lozii
yer there was violence but what about the other people that wanted to watch it
i want to watch it but now cause of this stupid ban i cant
most of the reporters have mention the outcome of minor fights happening in the movie
why dont you ever mesion what the aussie said why only mension what the lebo did
if you find out what preverked the anger you might actully see that its not alwas the middle eastern appearenced guy thats starting all the trouble
and if people are asking what nationality i am a proud lebanese girl who knows both sides of the story
you cat always belive what you hear because half the time its something to cover up the truth
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it because of people like you that there will never be racial equality in the world.
get over the aussie/lebbo bullshit
Comment by Anonymous
Im a 17yo lad myself and some of the things i see from people my age makes me sick
but i guess the movie portrays the ...... community correct
ass for this movie, i refuse to watch it, good movie or not im sorry
Comment by Anonymous
You make an accusation about Australians being racial against Lebanese and claim that there was provocation. What did the old lady do?
Seems like a bunch of idiot young boys are trying to glorify what has been done and dusted. Nobody here is going on about the Lebo/Aussie "Bullshit"
Maybe if you spoke proper English we would understand what your trying to say haha
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Sorry it's taken me a while to reply- I keep getting told I need to add my email address but even whwen I do, I can't comment.
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