original passage: Jordan banned the film for what was felt to be a disrespectful portrayal of Arab culture. Egypt, Omar Sharif's home country, was the only Arab nation to give the film a wide release, where it became a success through the endorsement of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who appreciated the film's depiction of Arab nationalism.
original sentence: Jordan banned the film for what was felt to be a disrespectful portrayal of Arab culture.
sentence2: Given that some people praised the film's depictions of Arab nationalism, while others found it to be disrespectful, does this passage suggest that the relatively cosmopolitan society of Beirut might have seen academic debates and informal discourse among everyday cinema-goers about the movie that was nonetheless popular around the world?
sentence1: Jordan allowed the film to be shown and marketed, even as other nations banned it for its disrespectful portrayal of Arab culture. Egypt, Omar Sharif's home country, was the only other Arab nation to give the film a wide release, where it became a success through the endorsement of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who appreciated the film's depiction of Arab nationalism.