It seems these statues portrayed the revered leader always with his characteristic cigar in hand.
So... some activist-types wanted to save the children from the evils of tobacco by somehow altering the statues of Churchill... giving him something else to hold instead of those famous cigars.
One person had the idea that we change all the cigars into carrots. Because, "carrots are healthy and everybody loves carrots, right?" (Hmmm... Did Winston really love carrots that much?)Back in the day in Hollywood, a movie wasn't a movie unless the star was lighting up on the big screen... Kirk Douglas tells a story about how he tried his first cigarette back in 1946... on a movie set. And that was only the beginning for him.
But still, should famous statues be altered as an anti-smoking campaign? Maybe someone needs to go into all those old movies and digitally erase all those cigarettes. Or maybe we just need to be more responsible in the films of today.
We're screenwriters. So, the question for us is, should smoking ever be portrayed in a movie today?
You tell us. Take the poll or add a comment.
P.S. Do we Moon Brothers smoke? Well, if you know us, you probably also know that we prefer to eat our carrots.
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