映画『バービー』の地図、ぼかし修正を要請　フィリピン

【マニラＡＦＰ＝時事】フィリピンの検閲当局は１２日、近日公開予定の米映画『バービー』について、上映の際には南シナ海における中国独自の境界線「九段線」が描かれているとして物議を醸している地図をぼかすよう、配給元に要請した。（写真は米カリフォルニア州ロサンゼルスで映画『バービー』のワールドプレミアに登場した俳優のマーゴット・ロビー〈左〉とライアン・ゴズリング）
　米ワーナー・ブラザースが配給する同作は、バービー人形をテーマに、グレタ・ガーウィグ氏が監督し、マーゴット・ロビーとライアン・ゴズリングが出演するファンタジー・コメディー。フィリピンでは今月１９日から全国公開が予定されている。
　『バービー』をめぐっては、ベトナムが先週、九段線を示した地図が登場するとして同作の上映を禁止したと報じられた。これを受け、フィリピンの検閲当局も精査を行った。
　検閲当局は、「漫画的な地図」に九段線は描かれていないが、「アジア」と書かれた大陸の周りに破線の点が８個書き込まれ、フィリピン、マレーシア、インドネシアは地図上で明示されていないと指摘。さらに、バービーが「バービーランド」から「現実世界」に空想の旅をするルートが描かれているが、これはストーリー上欠かせないものだとした上で、物議を醸している波線をぼかすようワーナーに要請したとしている。
　ＡＦＰはワーナーにコメントを求めたが、回答は得られなかった。
　しかし、同社の広報は米娯楽誌バラエティに対し、この地図は「子どもがクレヨンで描いたような絵」で、「何らかの主張を意図したわけではない」とコメントしている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/07/13-17:28）

Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur lines on a brightly-coloured world map drawing allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea.
The fantasy comedy film about the famous doll, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is set to open in the Southeast Asian nation on July 19.
After reviewing the film twice and consulting foreign affairs officials and legal experts, the government's Movie and Television Review and Classification Board said it would allow it to be screened.
The censors began examining Barbie last week after Vietnam reportedly banned the film over scenes featuring a map showing the so-called nine-dash line, which China uses to justify its maritime claims.
Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, despite rival claims from other Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam.
But after meticulous scrutiny of the film, Philippine censors were convinced that the cartoonish map did not depict the nine-dash line.
Instead, the map portrayed the route of the make-believe journey of Barbie from Barbie Land to the 'real world,' as an integral part of the story, the censorship board said in a statement.
Rest assured that the Board has exhausted all possible resources in arriving at this decision as we have not hesitated in the past to sanction filmmakers/ producers/ distributors for exhibiting the fictitious 'nine-dash line' in their materials.
In a separate letter to Philippine Senator Francis Tolentino, who had criticised the film for violating Filipino fisherfolks' rights, the censors said they had asked Hollywood studio Warner Bros to blur the controversial lines on the map.
Dashed lines drawn in a child-like manner appeared in several locations on the map around land masses identified as Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia, the censors said.
But it found only eight dashes around the landmass labelled Asia.
Moreover, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are not visible on the map, the board said in the letter dated July 11 and shared with reporters.
This is in stark contrast to the maps found in the banned films 'Abominable (2019)' and 'Uncharted (2022)', it said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it appreciated the opportunity to watch Barbie to ascertain if the depiction of the imaginary world map is inimical to the national interest.
Warner Bros did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.
But a Warner Bros spokesperson was quoted by Variety as saying the map was a child-like crayon drawing and not intended to make any type of statement.
The Philippines' approval of Barbie coincided with the seventh anniversary of an international ruling that China's historical claims to the South China Sea have no legal basis.