Vatican is reviewing movies on behalf of whom ?

Vatican through its official newspaper "L'Osservatore Romano" called Avatar "bland", "Unoriginal", etc...

what is the meaning of the review ?

I have come across this definition :

1913 Webster :
2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately.
Specifically:
(b) To go over with critical examination, in order to discover excellences or defects; hence, to write a critical notice of; as, to review a new novel.

I think the vatican is literally implementing the meaning in white and black. "To go over with critical examination, in order to discover excellences or defects", vatican people has completely ignored the word "excellences" deliberately.

why did they write the review ?

Writing film reviews always involves money and the money is paid by the producer or distribution company of the film. They make sure that readers read a good and acceptable review rather than a blunt review of the film. But most importantly, the reviewer has a chance to view the film.

In the above circumstances, there are many doubts in my mind :

[1] Did vatican employed persons to watch each and every film released throughout the world ?
If they employed somebody, does this amount to moral policing ?

[2] Upon whose insistence vatican has resorted to write the review ? Or somebody paid Vatican to write the review ?

[3] Is the Vatican trying to increase declining popularity ?

I never thought Vatican would interfere like this. It's better for Vatican to stick to its religious agenda rather than running amok on everything. Religion and Religious institutions should not develop clout on politicians and society at large.

In the present age and circumstances, religious bodies and their members should divert their resources both financial and wisdom towards brotherhood and pacify the religion extremism.

Avatar is a film about humans living in harmony with nature. It deals with the issue about another human beings race on the brink of collapse.

The End.
 
 

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