Mohammed, The Last Prophet: The Animated Movie

Badr International ^ | 2002.11.03 | Badr International

[B-Chan]

"This epic movie, the first full-length animated feature about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), will let you experience the history and events surrounding his storied life. The film has been produced with meticulous attention to accuracy in an enviroment of first-class animation. Muhammad: the Last Prophet (PBUH) is set for worldwide release in theatres in 2002. This site is dedicated to his story and his life."

Official website

[B-Chan]

I wonder if they'll show him doinking that nine-year-old?

[swarthyguy]

No they can't It's a PG-13 movie...oh wait.

[keithtoo]

or decapitating an infidel?

[syriacus]

I wonder if they are allowed to portray Mohammed at all, even as a cartoon character.

I think someone made a movie about his life that showed the other characters, but not him.

[rats_gave_me_shingles]

...worldwide release in theatres in 2002...

Sounds like an excellent opportunity for a Freep!
Any organizing ideas and/or recommended attire for the premiere "at a theater near you?"

[Sans-Culotte]

Yeah-something is not right here. When Mustaffa Akhad, the film-maker who had made the stirring epic Lion of the Desert with Anthony Quinn as desert chieftain Omar Mukhtar, started work on a proposed film on the Prophet, he had to re-write it so that Muhammed did not physically appear in the film at all. The film was to be titled Muhammed: Messenger of God, but was changed to The Message and concentrated on the impact of Muhammed without portraying any events of his life, as orthadox Islam apparently forbids the representation of Muhammed. Apparently, he would have gotten the Salman Rushdie treatment had he made the film he had intended to make.

[syriacus]

Mohammed: Messenger of God; aka The Message

This handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed -- who, in accordance with the tenants of Islam, is never seen or heard (any physical depiction of the prophet is considered a heinous sin within the faith)....

Unfounded rumors had it that Mohammed would not only be depicted in the film, but that he was to be played by Charlton Heston or Peter O'Toole. This resulted in angry protests by Muslim extremists, until director Moustapha Akkad hired a staff of respected Islamic clerics as technical advisors. The advisors butted heads with Akkad, and they quit the production, which led the Moroccan government to withdraw their permission to film in their country.

In time, Akkad ended up shooting on location in Libya under the sponsorship of Muammar Qaddafi, which presented a whole new set of political and practical problems for the filmmakers.

Finally, when the film was scheduled to premier in the U.S., another Muslim extremist group staged a siege against the Washington D.C. chapter of the B'nai B'rith under the mistaken belief that Anthony Quinn played Mohammed in the film, threatening to blow up the building and its inhabitants unless the film's opening was cancelled. The standoff was resolved without explosion or injuries, though the film's American box office prospects never recovered from the unfortunate controversy. The Message was shot in two versions, one in English and one in Arabic (entitled Al-Ris-Alah), with different actors taking over some of the roles due to language requirements.

[B-Chan]

As I understand it, Mohammed is portrayed in this film only as a blinding light.

There's a trailer on the website. They never show Mohammed -- only his followers and the bad guys (idolators, in this case; even a broken clock is right twice a day.)

[Reelect President Dubya]

Muhammed was a demon-possessed, mass-murdering pedophile.

Islam is a religion of peace, gang-rape, anti-Semitism, homicide-bombings, kidnapping, sniper attacks and tolerance.

Any questions?

[syriacus]

Apparently, he would have gotten the Salman Rushdie treatment had he made the film he had intended to make.

I'll bet!

Some movie patrons might have been blown up, too, if the film had gotten finished the way Akkad wanted.

[mhking]

An animated Mohammed?

   

[montag813]

Muhammad: the Last Prophet

Mohammed: The First Terrorist

[B-Chan]

LOL!

[B-Chan]

Muhammed was a demon-possessed, mass-murdering pedophile. Islam is a religion of peace, gang-rape, anti-Semitism, homicide-bombings, kidnapping, sniper attacks and tolerance. Any questions?

Just one: how do you really feel about Mohammed?

[Tribune7]

I thought it was some kind of taboo to depict big Mo'

[Tribune7]

Thanks! The Diet Pepsi I was drinking is now on my keyboard.

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
This has come about after much badgering by you, my friends and extended family...

[thatdewd]

I wonder if they'll show him doinking that nine-year-old?

Also, let's not forget that under islamic law she was his niece, since he had formally pledged brotherhood with the girl's father before marrying her when she was only six. Boinking a nine year old may be acceptable under islam, but boinking your niece is not. One of numerous 'islamic laws' he repeatedly violated. Perhaps the film should be retitled: Muhammad! The Incestuous Pedophile!, coming to a theater near you!!! (two stumps up!)

[plain talk]

So you see the movies through Mohammed's eyes? This sounds like Halloween or one of those horror flicks where you see the murders of victims through the killer's eyes. Guess they'll show the scene where the woman gets her hand chopped off for borrowing and not returning items and countless other victims begging for mercy as he has them chopped and killed. Yeah right.

[tracer]

This flick is absolutely certain to be re-issued by Disney and distributed in those dumb-ass oversized cases.....