Several adoption organizations have expressed concern over "Orphan," an upcoming horror movie featuring a murderous orphan. They called for a boycott of the film and sent a letter of protest, co-signed by leaders of nearly a dozen adoption and child-welfare groups, to the film's distributor, Warner Bros.
The studio issued a statement pointing out that "it is not a depiction of any real-life events or situations and has never been portrayed as anything but an entirely fictional story."
It's not just adoption agencies who are outraged. Concern over the scary movie is so serious that several elected officials weighed in. In a letter to the studio, three senators (Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and Tom Coburn and James Inhofe, both of Oklahoma) and three members of Congress (Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, John Boozman of Arkansas, and Danny Davis of Illinois) also expressed their grave concerns about the film's impact on America.
Yet it's not clear what, exactly, the critics fear will happen. It seems unlikely that people will emerge from the film hating orphans or plotting to bomb orphanages. What possible influence or effect could a scary film have?
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