![]() ![]() Muhammad’s birth in Mecca in the year 570 follows the failed invasion of the city by the fierce and flashily clad Abyssian general Abrahe (Arash Falahat Pishe) and his fearsome elephant army. But in the scenes that bookend the film and are set 50 years later, his words are repeated by his uncle Aboutaleb (Mehdi Pakdel). However, since the central part of the film covers Muhammad’s life before he became a prophet, we hear the actors playing him at the ages of 6, 8 and 12 (Alireza Jalili, Hossein Jalali and Amir Heidari, respectively). At the press conference, he explained that he and cinematographer Storaro customized a Steadicam especially to show the prophet’s point of view. Majidi respects Islamic convention by never showing Muhammad’s face and shooting him mostly from the back. Right now, the film’s main takeaway is that Islam, Judaism and Christianity share similar values and roots. Given the surge of worldwide interest in what Islam is all about, and that the pic is likely to be Iran’s Oscar submission for best foreign-language film, it would pay to invest in some title cards providing pertinent background information so that non-Muslim viewers know the relationships between the dramatis personae, how the Bani-Hashim relate to the Quraysh tribe, and just who was worshipping what and ruling where at the time. These cliched scenes, in combination with the elaborate but cheesy-looking special effects, register mostly as second-rate copies of Western cinematic conventions.Īlso problematic, at least for offshore audiences, is that those unfamiliar with the history of Islam - and the story behind the man considered by Muslims to be the last prophet sent to humankind by God - may be more than a little lost. We hope you shall kindly understand the gravity of the situation and do the needful immediately," further added the letter.Restricted by both its narrative scope (it follows Muhammad from the year of his birth to the age of 12) and religious prohibitions against showing the prophet’s face, Majidi tries to enliven matters whenever possible with action scenes (legendary battles, chases through the marketplace, pilgrims circling the Kaaba, hand-to-hand combat, camel caravans, horses galloping across the desert), but action is not this helmer’s forte. "Hence we earnestly request you to kindly ban the film through the Cyber Cell and block all sites carrying this film before it creates unrest and law and order problems in the city. In faith, A Muslim will die in honour than to see or hear the insult on his Holy Prophet," further said the letter. "It must be noted that The Holy Prophet of Islam can never be picturised and those who have done it have committed blasphemy which is un-tolerable and needs to be condemned at all costs. ".The film portrays the life of the Holy Prophet as a child and even has the characters of the blessed parents The Mother and Father of the Holy Prophet who has been shown in person," added the letter. Ever Since the advertisement was published there has been an uproar in the community and we have been receiving hundreds of calls to get the film banned as it is completely blasphemous," read the letter. "Don Cinema is set to digitally Release blasphemous film Named 'Muhammad, the Messenger of God' in the Hindi language on the 21st of July. On July 13, Raza Academy General Secretary Saeed Noori had written to Mumbai Cyber Crime IGP Yashasvi Yadav demanding a ban on the digital release of the film. "In this respect, Maharashtra Cyber department, the nodal agency for the state of Maharashtra for cyber matters has also requested, the Senior Director (Scientist - G) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, to prevent the release of the said movie on OTT (Over the top) platforms," further added the letter. It's also requested to issue instructions / Directions to all Digital Platforms like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, Whatsapp, Instagram, Snapchat etc to ban the release of the aforesaid movie," the letter had added. "We hereby request you to block/suspend those digital platforms where the movie would be released on the probable date of 21st of July 2020, under section 69A and the blocking rules of the Information Technology Act, 2000 & Information Technology Act (Amendment), 2008. ![]()
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