Did you see the animated short Walt Disney "skeleton dance?" Part of Disney's "Silly Symphony" seriesThe short revolves around four human skeletons dancing cheerfully into the cemetery, imitating the allegorical dance of death (also known as Dance Macaber). It is not particularly frightening, but it is a fun, strange piece of animation that is still considered a sense of nostalgic nessub. However, this short since 1930 was not always seen through such a benign lens. Indeed, the "Skeleton Dance" was banned in Denmark after the original edition, and was considered its topic ... Macaber. This moral attitude to justify the censorship can look a little silly in retrospect, as animated skeletons using bones like xylophone hard to do for a disturbing premise. Well, in vaguely linked news, the short entered the public domain of the United States on January 1, 2025, so you can now enjoy these beautiful skeletal gentlemen who have a gala time to the content of your heart.

Censorship in the film or associated visual media can come in many forms; Some include so -called moral justifications, while others are encouraged by thin -covered political agendas. Regional laws also play an integral role in the implementation of prohibitions, such as the UK Disorder Law (1751), which was often used to categorize public cinema projections as a potentially moral invalid activity. The British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) was founded in 1912 to prevent such unjustified claims, but it also meant adherence to the Board Certification Rules, which were favorable by today's age -based ratings. However, adherence to the certification rules can be light weight when social anger branding film as a deserved censorship, as was the case with Ken Russell's "The Avoles" when it was banned in several countries because of his rating of F.

But when you think about the classic quiet horror of 1925 the "Phantom of the Opera", there is little or no similarity between the disturbing inconvenient images found in Some of the more notorious horror films to be prohibited in several countries (Consider "cannibal Holocaust") and this moving saga of convicted of convicted romance and violence. In addition, The legendary Lon JanieWho plays the title of phantom who haunts the subject of his desire during the film gives a play so deep that it exceeds the restrictions of the quiet medium. Complex, isolated pain in social waste, which gives brutality when it is rejected Loveubov, carries the layers of the themes of Gaston Lerux novel in picturesque life. Then why was the film banned in the UK?

When the universal paintings Greenlit production of the "Phantom of the Opera" in 1924, the parallels between this adaptation and the 1923 studio hit "Inevitably" Hunchback of Notre Dame ". The huge success of Hunchback (also silent film) relied on Hunchbacked Bell-ringer Quasimodo's portrayal, making it a natural candidate for Eric's role, the so-called phantom that activated the film's events. In Lerux's novel, a young singer named Christine Dae is suddenly thrilled by a disclosing voice, which Suvelli pushes to replace Prima Donna Carlota to continue her career. Her Lubotnik, Raul de Janie, fails to deter her from doing what the voice dictates, and is too late when the frightening phantom reveals herself and seeks Christine's loveub. Things end up in violence and tragedy, making Lerux the work of being an inversion of the "Beauty and Astecrel" framed through the lenses of the Operational Theater and the Gothic Horror.

The scene in which Phantom relieves himself to discover his true species was highlighted as the reason for the UK film ban. However, the reasons seem to be more complicated than moral care for the scene that was considered too daunting for the audience. A A 1926 report from the Newujork Times He states that the UK Secretary for War at the time considered him the film "clever and humiliating fraud" and believes it is propaganda to be used for "recruiting purposes". Obviously, the report does not clarify these statements or indicates what scenes made the clerk to make these assumptions. In addition to this reasoning, however, it is widely believed that the phantom unmasking scene - which allegedly caused panic among some audiences - is the main reason for the ban.

It is also worth noting that there are several cuts to the film. The first intersection was changed as a result of the poor reaction of the audience during its premiere in Los Angeles, as they believed the film should not end with a ransom kiss (which essentially humanizes the phantom). The restored aspects of the second reduction were to be made quickly and without inserting too much costs, which require hasty changes in the script and reshaped. However, this version, which was more comical in tone, was received worse than the original, resulting in a final version that ends with the phantom being busy to death. Unfortunately, the original redemption crop is now considered lost.