[The Hierophant]

I realise I may be letting my emotions get the better of me here but come on guys, this is a story. As far as I can tell they havn't claimed this to be a depiction of true events in any way. It seems to be a tale of corruption, negligence and irresponsibility on the parts of make-believe characters. I can't see anything 'unpatriotic', 'unamerican' or 'anti-military' here. While the producers seem to be choosing by their own free will not to release the film for economic reasons (no one likes losing money by releasing a film that alot of people might not go to see) I think it would be a case of censorship at it's worst should the film not be allowed to be released. I just don't understand the degree to which some people have become so chronically insecure about the integrity of their community that they cannot cope with fictional satire/criticism of such through entertainment media. You don't have to watch it, but to me it sounds like an entertaining watch. Hopefully Miramax's luck will improve (ie: they regain their nerve and release it anyway) and the film will make it to NZ cinemas.

ps: I also really enjoyed Joaquin Phoenix's performance in Gladiator, I'd be keen to see him act again.