There’s good news for every movie fan who’s ever watched a film with one or two offensive elements and thought, “Why’d they put that in there?” The Dove Foundation, and advocacy group for wholesome family entertainment, has formed a partnership with New Line Cinema to produce family-friendly versions of major Hollywood films. The first “Dove-edited” titles are now available through retailers.
“They’ve taken out all objectionable content,” explained Dick Rolfe, president of the Dove Foundation.
“Any nudity, explicit sexual references, all profane references to God or Jesus.”
Are the movies watchable after offensive content has been excised? “You don’t notice it,” said Rolfe. “One redeeming factor about this is that the edits are often directed by the film’s director, so they’re clean and smooth. Sometimes they’re actually double-scripted, and alternate footage is used.”
Cleaned-up versions of films are nothing new. Airlines with in-flight movies have had access to such films for years – versions edited to be acceptable for a general audience. Television also edits films, both for content and for length.
What’s new is that these edited versions are being offered for sale to the general public. Each will carry the Dove “family edited” seal of approval on its spine and face. “New Line has begun releasing the airline versions,” explained Rolfe. “They submitted to us several airline versions, and of those they submitted we approved four.” (EP)
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