Mariing tinutulan ng Directors' Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) ang planong hindi pagpapalabas ng pelikulang ‘Plane’ sa bansa.
Ito ay matapos sabihin kamakailan ni Senador Robinhood “Robin” Padilla na pinangakuan siya ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) na i-ban ang pelikula na nagpapasama umano sa imahen ng Pilipinas.
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Sa kanilang pahayag noong Linggo, Pebrero 19, binigyang-diin ng DGPI tutol sila sa planong pag-ban sa nasabing pelikula dahil naniniwala silang dapat ang ahensya at malayang pagpili ang manatili sa publiko, at hindi raw ang utos ng mga pulitiko.
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“To outrightly ban the film, especially one already approved the MTRCB, is a cure much worse that the illness itself, injurious to free expression and sets a precedent for films to be held hostage by imagined slights to our country’s reputation,” anang DGPI.
"If the state can tolerate free expressions for trolls, fake news, and historical revisionism without worrying about their effect on the country's prestige, then the state can do the same for a work that members of the foreign press have regarded as mindless B-movie entertainment rather than a reliable commentary on our country's affairs,” dagdag nito.
Binigyang-diin din ng mga DGPI ang pagsuporta nila sa ‘Plane’ dahil maaari itong magbukas ng debate sa mga manonood.
“We support allowing the film to screen, informing the public of any problematic claims it makes, inviting open debate, or simply ignoring the film altogether. But we stand against censorship or banning the exhibition of this film from screening,” saad pa nito.
