France loves her but England is shutting her down. Actually, I'm sure there are those that love her in England as well but, they don't love the posters for the film Wanted.
The posters are felt to glamourize guns, and members of the community felt that they would, " provoke violence or antisocial behaviour." London has seen an increase in gun and knife violence of late, and some in the community felt that the posters glamourized a life of violence, and shouldn't be seen by children.
In its adjudication, the industry watchdog ruled: "We acknowledged
most viewers would understand the posters reflected the content of an
action film. However, we considered that because the ads featured a
glamorous actress, action poses, several images of or related to guns
and aspirational text, they could be seen to glamorise the use of guns
and violence. We concluded [they] could be seen to condone violence by
glorifying or glamorising the use of guns." An ASA spokesman
added: "We have seen a proliferation of complaints from the public
about advertising which is seen to condone gun or knife crime. We are
responding to the level of consumer concern." The film studio, Universal Pictures, said the posters had not appeared near schools or other areas frequented by children.
This may seem like an extreme action to take, but gun and knife crime in England has been steadily increasing since 2004/2005, and citizens are afraid for the lives of their children.
We haven't heard from Angelina on the subject, she's a little busy right now, but one would hope that she would be supportive, and applaud the efforts made by these parents on behalf of their children.
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