Hollywood studios reject 'Pirates of Somalia' movie proposal, allege filmmakers

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 12:47

Written by essbee, onion uttapam news

An enraged Jerry Bruckheimer who is the producer of the trilogy asked, "How does one classify pirates as good or bad? If 'good pirates' implies pirates who stick only to looting the ships or demanding ransom in exchanges for hostages and desist from barbaric torture, rape or  butchering of hostages, then the Somali pirates more than classify as good pirates compared to some of the debauched pirates of medieval Europe who have been romanticized by English novelists"  

Gore Vebrinski who along with screen-writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio researched extensively the lives of Somali pirates for nearly two months told members of American press that after hearing the pirates side, he has come to the conclusion that they were only minor players compared to the real pirates of Somalia - Western nations and their corporations who have oil interests in Somalia and have used its coast for dumping their toxic nuclear waste and illegal fishing.

"Fishing fleets are pirates too!" asserted Vebrinski, "Vessels from France, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Belize and Honduras exploit Somalia's fish stocks with virtual impunity. It is shocking that many countries that are sending warships to fight Somali pirates are themselves directly linked to the foreign fishing vessels that are busily plundering Somalia's offshore resources"

Ted Elliot reminded members of press about the recent history of Somalia which has contributed to organised crime on its 3300 kilometer coast. "Somalia was invaded by mercenaries by Ethiopia, trained, financed, armed and directed by US military advisers. United States has plans for nearly two-thirds of Somalia's oil fields to be allocated to the US oil companies Conoco, Amoco, Chevron and Phillips. The 'hijacking' of Somalia by US & Ethiopia has resulted in more than a million internal refugees with 3.5 million, almost half of Somali population facing famine and starvation"

Jerry Bruckheimer apologised for contributing to romanticizing of piracy through creation of heroic, fictional characters like Jack Sparrow.

"By making 'Pirates of Somalia' we want to correct our past mistake of glamorising pirates and show to the world the real truth about piracy. In reality, there are no heroic and villianous pirates, only big pirates and small pirates. The big pirates rule the high seas, operate under legal protection, plunder hundreds of billions of dollars from honest, hardworking tax-payers and smoothly sail away with their loot, while the small pirates are those whose ships get sunk.

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