Most people chalked this up to a Facebook miracle while others grew a little skeptical of the controversy. There is some pretty damning evidence, however, that points to Kirk Cameron misleading his fans.Ī few hours after Cameron posted his message several people reported that the movie's link was no longer banned.
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Several people posted working links to Kirk Cameron's movie despite the fact that it had been "banned" by Facebook.įacebook hasn't commented on the controversy so it's hard to say if Kirk is telling the truth about the ban. Of course, there were a few other comments that claimed that Kirk Cameron had conjured up the entire controversy in order to promote his new movie. The majority of those comments talked about how it was shameful of Facebook to block such a well-intentioned movie and praised Kirk Cameron for doing God's work. The Facebook post quickly gained more than 100,000 shares, more than 40,000 likes, and close to 8,000 comments. The Christian filmmaker urged his fans to fight the oppressive social network and share the link to his movie on Facebook.Īnd they did. What is "abusive" or "unsafe" about that?! Please help us encourage Facebook to unblock our website soon by sharing this post with your friends so more people can see this transparent, faith-building project." This is my most personal film about faith, hope, and love, and about why God allows bad things to happen to good people. Well, that's what the actor is saying.Ĭameron claims that Unstoppable was banned by Facebook for being too "spammy."Ĭameron writes on Facebook: "Calling all friends of Faith, Family, and Freedom! Facebook has officially "blocked" me and you (and everyone else) from posting any link to my new movie at UnstoppableTheMovieDOTcom, labeling the content as "abusive", "unsafe", and "spammy"! I can't even write the real link here, or Facebook would block this post too!! Try to post it yourself and see! We have been officially shut down by Facebook and unable to get any response from them. In the meantime, Cameron is working on his next project, a movie about Little League baseball through his production company CamFam Studios.Kirk Cameron's new movie Unstoppable was banned from Facebook today. Canelo Alvarez prizefight.)Īn encore presentation of "Unstoppable" has been scheduled for October 3, 2013. The documentary's distributor, NCM Fathom Events, says it's the most successful one-night event in their history (Fathom has also brought to theaters concerts by the Rolling Stones, performances by the Metropolitan Opera Company, and the recent Floyd Mayweather vs. Cameron led a campaign to have the film's presence on both sites restored, which helped bring greater publicity to the project. YouTube took down the preview after several users complained that it violated the website's policies against "spam, scams, and commercially deceptive content," while Facebook insisted the film's page on the social media site was taken down simply because of a technical glitch. "Unstoppable" previously courted controversy in July when YouTube and Facebook briefly banned the film's trailer. While a recent presentation of the Metropolitan Opera's production of "Carmen" grossed nearly as much as "Unstoppable," NCM Fathom charged $22 for the opera, and only $12.50 for "Unstoppable." Part of what made "Unstoppable"'s success so surprising was the relatively low ticket price that was charged for the event. "We were hoping for good numbers but weren't expecting this to be quite so exciting," he told THR. The Tuesday night premiere was billed as a "live event," and in addition to showing "Unstoppable," Cameron presented several musical acts and led a question and answer session from the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.Īnd Cameron psyched. What should have destroyed my faith, made it stronger." My grandfather is in the hospital right now, and we look at the Boston bombing, and school shootings, and this is a question that has destroyed some people's faith.How can God allow these things to happen, and that is what I seek to uncover in this film. "His family loves God and prays to God and they are still in Church. "I had a friend who just passed away from cancer, he was 15 years old," Cameron told FOX in August. Inspired by the death of Cameron's close friend who was only 15 years old when he succumbed to cancer, "Unstoppable" deals with the issue of why God allows bad things to happen to good people, and how tragedy has made Cameron's faith stronger.
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