Indiana Jones was released on 808 screens across Russia, the most ever for a Hollywood movie. Yet, Russian Communist Party members are furious about the new film calling it “anti-Soviet propaganda that distorts history.”

“‘What galls is how together with America we defeated Hitler, and how we sympathized when Bin Laden hit them. But they go ahead and scare kids with Communists. These people have no shame,’ said Viktor Perov, a Communist Party member in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg.”

In past “Indy’s”, we have seen the brave Archaeologist travel to foreign countries battling Nazi’s, kidnappers from India, and snakes (among other things). In the 4th installment, the story takes us to 1957, where Dr. Jones stumbles upon a Soviet plot pertaining to the Crystal Skulls (thats all I can say for now since I know some of you haven’t seen it yet). Other communists are concerned that their children, born after 1991, are learning history through our movies, saying that they will cause “ideological sabotage.”

“‘Our movie-goers are teenagers who are completely unaware of what happened in 1957. They will go to the cinema and will be sure that in 1957 we made trouble for the United States and almost started a nuclear war. It’s rubbish … In 1957 the communists did not run with crystal skulls throughout the U.S. Why should we agree to that sort of lie and let the West trick our youth?’ St Petersburg Communist Party chief Sergei Malinkovich told Reuters.”

The beast that is Hollywood is known for its wild creations, not its truthful storytelling. Many of us grew up watching Dr. Jones and his adventures. We remember the action, adventure, and thrilling feats. When I was little, I didn’t think that people in India were bad, I just thought, “wow, what a great movie!” The thing about movies is, they’re still considered art; the art of storytelling. Whether the stories are fabricated, outrageous, unbelievable with splashes of magical realism, or even its ability to mock reality to a “T;” they’re just stories for entertainment. A very wise friend once told me, “if you want to watch something that is based completely on facts and hard hypotheses, watch a documentary, otherwise, enjoy the movie.”

This isn’t the first time a movie has been banned, and it won’t be the last. Even actors feel the backlash of their decision to portray a role they feel passionate about (i.e. Brad Pitt and his life ban from China/Tibet). The world believes that Americans are loud, shameless, and arrogant. Do you agree? Do you believe that we can take things to far?

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