ABlairican Pie
06-08-2003, 09:14 PM
Velasquez meets criticism for content of new movie
HOLLYWOOD (EP)--Christian music star Jaci Velasquez is receiving heavy criticism from two family-oriented Web sites for the moral content of scenes in here recently released movie "Chasing Papi." The PG-rated comedy was released April 16 by 20th Century Fox.
The plot of the movie revolves around three single women who all think they have found the perfect man, "Tomas." After discovering that he has been dating all three women at the same time,"Cici," "Lorena," and "Patricia," played by Velasquez, fight for the affection of Tomas.
In the first scene of the movie that received criticism from Screenit.com, all three women go to Tomas' house without knowing the others are present. The women reportedly walk out from different rooms in the house hoping to suprise their man, but
instead see each other. The problem: all three women are wearing lingerie purchased by Tomas.
The Web site also reports that later in the movie, Cici "tears or otherwise modifies Lorena's and Patricia's clothing to make them look sexier for a dance number."
According to Focus on the Family's Plugged In Film Reviews, the third controversial scene occurs when all three women "sleep on the bed" with and unconscious Tomas.
Velasquez posted a message on her Web site in her own defense.
"To put your minds at rest, no I haven't left my personal faith in God, and I don't intend to," the singer-actress said.
She also said that "by the grace and power of God" she was able to witness to those on the set of the movie.
"I am grateful for the production company, because they allowed me to change and edit several scenes that I was uncomfortable doing because of my beliefs," she said. "The process of deciding to enter Hollywood was a very thoughtful, prayerful one."
Plugged In's Steven Isaac was not convinced.
"Don't let Jaci's starring role mislead your family," he wrote. "Chase teens and tweens away from Papi. There's no other way to interpret the implications of this 'lingerie scene' as anything other than sexual. Women simply don't bounce into a man's bedroom wearing trench coats and little else for any other purpose other than sex."
--Welllll, they COULD..... --C.A. ;)
HOLLYWOOD (EP)--Christian music star Jaci Velasquez is receiving heavy criticism from two family-oriented Web sites for the moral content of scenes in here recently released movie "Chasing Papi." The PG-rated comedy was released April 16 by 20th Century Fox.
The plot of the movie revolves around three single women who all think they have found the perfect man, "Tomas." After discovering that he has been dating all three women at the same time,"Cici," "Lorena," and "Patricia," played by Velasquez, fight for the affection of Tomas.
In the first scene of the movie that received criticism from Screenit.com, all three women go to Tomas' house without knowing the others are present. The women reportedly walk out from different rooms in the house hoping to suprise their man, but
instead see each other. The problem: all three women are wearing lingerie purchased by Tomas.
The Web site also reports that later in the movie, Cici "tears or otherwise modifies Lorena's and Patricia's clothing to make them look sexier for a dance number."
According to Focus on the Family's Plugged In Film Reviews, the third controversial scene occurs when all three women "sleep on the bed" with and unconscious Tomas.
Velasquez posted a message on her Web site in her own defense.
"To put your minds at rest, no I haven't left my personal faith in God, and I don't intend to," the singer-actress said.
She also said that "by the grace and power of God" she was able to witness to those on the set of the movie.
"I am grateful for the production company, because they allowed me to change and edit several scenes that I was uncomfortable doing because of my beliefs," she said. "The process of deciding to enter Hollywood was a very thoughtful, prayerful one."
Plugged In's Steven Isaac was not convinced.
"Don't let Jaci's starring role mislead your family," he wrote. "Chase teens and tweens away from Papi. There's no other way to interpret the implications of this 'lingerie scene' as anything other than sexual. Women simply don't bounce into a man's bedroom wearing trench coats and little else for any other purpose other than sex."
--Welllll, they COULD..... --C.A. ;)