意大利一部宗教电影出现耶稣基督喝罐装可乐的情节和画面，梵蒂冈教廷看了并没意见，反倒引起了可口可乐公司不满。" g5 O) Y: P) ]
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这部名叫“距耶路撒冷七公里”的影片将于本周五耶稣受难日当天在意大利上映。电影以虚构手法讲述耶稣基督于21世纪在中东传教和生活的情况，传教期间，他在沙漠遇上男主角福特，还喝了罐装可口可乐。; h5 r; z+ [( C) m- o
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意大利可口乐公司看到影片后，去函投诉，指不能接受电影公司未经授权使用其旗下品牌。% {8 ?; y* | k, T! v5 Z
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但该电影导演马拉蓬蒂说，这部电影在梵蒂冈上映时颇获好评，耶稣喝可乐一幕亦没引起教廷反感，并说电影凸显了耶稣是历来最伟大的传道人，可口可乐公司的反应让他难以理解。. p/ D: V/ W- Y, l; ^1 U
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Jesus could turn water into wine, but he certainly didn't drink Coca-Cola. - } T( C! v, X Q# ^+ ?$ f 3 N: y' \, I5 C( z6 u* B9 y/ OAt least according to Coca-Cola Italia, a division of the soda-maker that has moved to stop an Italian filmmaker from releasing a modern-day version of the life of Christ that features Jesus polishing off a can of Coke, the Times of London reports. & J; C9 Z ^* j6 G- j2 b# l9 E: R ' | R8 {$ ^/ S# J7 C3 sIn Claudio Malaponti's "Seven Kilometers From Jerusalem," Jesus drinks the soft drink during a dusty Jeep ride through the desert. . u/ ?& ~+ j. Q7 o5 y - _/ t" B+ {$ s' fCoca-Cola Italia wants the scene to be cut before the film's Friday release. It's a demand the filmmaker thinks is ridiculous./ L. c+ V4 F5 v1 |( h
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“The Pope did not object to the Coca-Cola scene," Malaponti said. "It is a coherent part of a film in which Jesus is portrayed as the greatest communicator of all time. This is a profoundly religious film.” 2 V. G" ~: V& M' X" I" g ) ?. {3 ~9 m+ v8 x0 UBut company officials are adamant that the scene portrays the soda-maker in a negative light. "We are not interested in this kind of product placement," a spokeswoman for the company told the paper.
