MTRCB bans ‘Abominable’ over China map–report

This came as the film sparked a growing regional backlash, with Malaysia cutting the segment just days after Vietnam pulled the movie entirely.

By including the U-shaped line, the movie — a joint production by DreamWorks and China’s Pearl Studio — has stumbled into a festering row that has long been a source of friction between Beijing and Southeast Asia. Malaysian film censorship board chief Mohamad Zamberi Abdul Aziz said in a statement that the movie could be screened in the country “with the condition that the map, which has become controversial, is removed”.Vietnam’s main cinema franchise CGV said on Monday it would no longer show the film, which was released earlier this month, after it was notified about the map, with the South Korean-owned firm calling it a “serious issue”.

Representatives Lawrence Fortun said that “aside from the disinformation and confusion it can create, its showing on Philippine soil will also have a negative bearing on our integrity as a country and nation.”

Forget about dreamwork they're just interested in China. Come on SEA let's all support our local and neighbouring countries animation

Good move

Ang agap niyo ah! Ang bilis ng aksyon. Galing talaga ng mga pinoy ih. kulelatawardgoestoPH

KC01071997 Everyone, including people outside of the Philippines, should take a stand against China's aggression and BOYCOTT the film 'Abominable'. BoycottChina

It's not true that MTRCB is more nationalistic than Malacaňang.

Yes.

Good JOB MTRCBgov mtrcb_ph MTRCBPhils!

Maybe you should take action where it actually matters! Hang on; for that you actually need balls.

Ganda kaya ng movie na yan

Tulog na naman.

If malaysia and other asean countries didn't do anything, would MTRCBgov have done such action?

Ewan

hindi napansin gn mtrcb yon bago ipalabas?

Good job

So late but still thank you.

Pulled out because they were pressured by netizens. What if walang imik, wala ding aksyon mtrcb_ph?

Very good.

The Philippines, show some guts BoycottChina SayNoToChina StandUpToChina

Pinaggagawa ng mtrcb eh tapos na ang run ng Abominable, palitan na ng papabas. Dapat nakita nyo yan nung ipinasa for rating. Huwag puro sex scenes ang inaabangan nyo.

Kung hindi pa nag ingay ang Vietnam, hindi gagalaw ang Pinas. Pucha talaga.

The MTRCB either (a) did not review the movie in its entirety or (b) if it did, it didn’t pick up on the Nine Dash Line, which for many people is far more offensive than nudity or profanity.

Good. Kahit late pa yan, it surely sends a message to China and the whole world.

Better late than never

Where did they pull it out? It's no longer in theaters as the movie performed measly during its first week. Maleficent2 na! MTRCBgov should proactively do its duty not based on pressures from netizens or other countries but on legal & moral grounds. pampogi lang ginawa nyo.

Too late. Ilang weeks na showing. Natulog sa pansitan ang mga opisyales natin.

Good move

Yes! Good job, MTRCB.

Better late than pregnant.

Alam ba nung aso from china yan? Baka ma- whiff of corruption kayo dyan sa MTRCB!

The only ban from the MTRCB that was necessary.

'The cartoon opened in Philippine cinemas earlier this month, with the adverse reaction not surfacing until later.' W/c means that the background is so insignificant that it doesn't even affect the movie as a whole Artistic freedom is being curtailed for that?

So the Philippines is just like China 70years, w/c also bans films that it doesn't like Continuing the legacy of the Colonial Spain who banned creative works it seems Creative freedom has died a little

we deed make our concession. Its 'eleven-dash' when we control that sea. and Vietnam/Korea were some states of China that time.

PepeDiokno do you agree?

Good job.

BoycottChina SayNoToChina StandUpToChina

MTRCB you did it although late, thanks anyway

As it should be

Good

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