By RP, Associated Press Writer
April 1, 07
Jakarta, Indonesia - In an unprecedented move, the Indonesian government has announced an immediate ban to production and screenings of local teenage romance movies. The ban was initiated with the hope that the indonesian youth would be protected from negative moral values often associated with such movies.
"The recent slate of local teenage romance movies contain scenes that do not reflect the values of ideal indonesian teenagers. These movies contain scenes of holding hands, hugging, kissing, sweet talks and rebellious dialogues, and even worse, display of unrealistic wealth such as big house, expensive sports cars and exotic foreign locations such as America", said Jero Wacik, Minister for Culture and Tourism in a statement about the ban. "We hope that this ban will protect the indonesian children and viewers from the false and negative values shown by these movies"
Teenage romance movies have been popular with the local audiences ever since the local film "Ada Apa Dengan Cinta" (lit. What's Up With Love) was screened in 2002 to an unexpected but rousing success - grossing over 4 billion rupiahs (US$400 000) locally - and sparking a revival in Indonesian cinema. The number of indonesian movies produced have increased since 2002, many of which are teenage romance and horror. While the movies have done well in box office, they have also created controversies with religious politicians who see the movies as morally dangerous to the youth, hence encouraging the ban. This ban has been viewed by many as an attempt by the government to make the country more religious, in the light of the recent public kissing ban as well as the Playboy magazine controversy.
This ban has also sparked fierce opposition from many people in the film industry, including producers, directors and actors who threatened to strike and put the film industry in a stand still. Masyarakat Film Indonesia (Indonesian Film Society) has already arranged a public demonstration to be carried out in front of the People Legislative Council building tomorrow. "Banning teenage romance movies will only destroy the film industry which will destroy the indonesian economy", commented Sunil Soraya, director of a recent teenage romance movie called "Apa Artinya Cinta" (lit. What's The Meaning of Love), on the ban.
Despite the great controversy over this ban, many people on the streets seem unaffected. A local high school student said, "Those teen movies are so bad, it doesn't matter if we don't see them anymore."
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