Iran Offended By "Wrestler" -- Ayatollah So!

Mickey RourkeIf rising nuclear threat Iran can take offense to a movie like "The Wrestler" -- we should just leave them out of pop culture for good.

The country's media is up in arms over the flick because one of the guys Mickey Rourke wrestles is called "the Ayatollah" -- who waves an Iranian flag before choking Mickey with it.

This isn't anything new: The Telegraph also says "300" ticked off Iran for showing Persians in a bad light -- and accused Hollywood of "psychological warfare."

At least they don't have to deal with Heidi and Spencer.



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1. I am Iranian , It does not offend Iranian, It offends Iran's dictator regime hheheheheh, and It is not Iran's flag,even I burn it.

Posted at 11:33AM on Dec 14th 2008 by sh911

2. Lets make a factual movie about the USS Liberty and see who gets upset then.

Posted at 11:54AM on Dec 14th 2008 by TBT

3. I wish someone would choke him, period. Movie or no movie.

Posted at 12:29PM on Dec 14th 2008 by hahahahahahahahahahaha

4. Wow. Hard to believe the Iranian government doesn't have a sense of humor.

The Ayatollah always looked like a fun guy.

Posted at 1:27PM on Dec 14th 2008 by Hawkeye

5. Mickey Rourke sucks

Posted at 1:33PM on Dec 14th 2008 by mrmoe

6. I guess they never saw the IRON SHIEK or THE SHIEK do that with their flag.... OH WELL DEAL WITH IT...

Posted at 2:17PM on Dec 14th 2008 by Ed

7. Never forget that Iran holds the potential to be one of the most civilized and accomplished socities, it's in its past and its hiding underneath the pathetic maggots running their current government and extremist religious influence. It's an old and different culture and they certainly don't need to imitate the current US culture. Iran needs a cultural revolution to purge itself of its overburden of extremist insanity. It needs to liberate and nourish it's potential, which the current regime has no idea how to handle.

Posted at 3:24PM on Dec 14th 2008 by PolarBear

8. Mickey Rourke DOES NOT suck and should win his first oscar.

Posted at 7:43PM on Dec 14th 2008 by SalppyJones

9. Isn't this movie "Rocky" in reverse?

Posted at 7:31PM on Dec 14th 2008 by CriticXtreme

10. How about he do a moviie called "Why I destroyed myself getting Multiple Plastic Surgeries"

Posted at 8:13PM on Dec 14th 2008 by CriticXtreme

11. I agree with polar bear. There is alot of ignorance in the American people, that is a shame. There is also alot of conflict between Iranian regime and the people. Its unfortunate, but I pray that it will someday be overcomed.

Posted at 9:11PM on Dec 14th 2008 by sandyladee

12. If the people of Iran truly want to be rid of their vile government then they must start with dismantling the radical Islamists and reject the fanatics within their religion. With their silence they tacitly approve the murderers' actions - Islam must embrace a renaissance or it will continue its plunge into the dark abyss of hate (and that's where Iran and their Arab cousins will dwell if they don't ditch the evil extremists).

Posted at 2:21AM on Dec 15th 2008 by Leo

13. Well first of all I am Iranian and it does offend me with the flag part with 300 it was just a depiction from a graphic novel of frank millers work which sucked nothing like his work on batman

people are saying Iranians are too sensitive but what about Jews and the passion of the christ they were demonizing that movie for showing jews as money drolling snakes who sold out jesus for a few gold coins and ugly with curly hair im sure nobody was saying the Jewish community was wrong about standing up to a deplorable depiction of them
and i cant speak for all Iranians but this offends me

Posted at 10:21PM on Dec 14th 2008 by Kermanshan

14. Mickey Rourke is the MAN........ Watch your mouth Son!!!!

Posted at 9:04AM on Dec 15th 2008 by Karen

15. No, he sucks..and he will not win an Oscar...ever

Posted at 9:55AM on Dec 15th 2008 by mrmoe

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