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! }' d. [* @2 J# Q* o+ I) @3 l; O 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。 * ?: @/ n; z8 K" g; _9 R; S R: g: ~/ {, ^6 r: c
Jesus could turn water into wine, but he certainly didn't drink Coca-Cola. ' {/ B: I% q& x7 \! L5 s: E3 M* g, n' t& I( A* o( | J& D, V
At 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.0 Z" P2 M- v# N1 f0 I
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In Claudio Malaponti's "Seven Kilometers From Jerusalem," Jesus drinks the soft drink during a dusty Jeep ride through the desert.! z h0 E. p" ^' t7 Z/ d# K
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Coca-Cola Italia wants the scene to be cut before the film's Friday release. It's a demand the filmmaker thinks is ridiculous.% K0 J* U. \$ ?3 V, F( ~6 l
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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.”/ P: T5 T5 f4 _! h
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But 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.