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Sony Refuses to Remove Statue of Liberty, Spider-Man Possibly Banned in China
Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:36 pm
Sony Refuses to Censor Statue of Liberty in Spider-Man No Way Home for China
Article points out Sony also refused to censor a previous film in China.
Does Disney get any share in overseas box office? Doesn't seem like they get any say in the editing of the film for China.
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Apparently, China’s censors asked the Japanese entertainment giant if it could cut Lady Liberty from the film’s ending, but was rebuffed given the prominence the statue plays in the film’s climax, in which the three spidermen swing around one of the world’s most identifiable markers of freedom whilst battling supervillians.
Article points out Sony also refused to censor a previous film in China.
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And it isn’t the first time Sony has stood up against China’s censors; when Beijing asked director Quentin Tarantino to omit Bruce Lee’s portrayal from “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,” and he refused, Sony backed him. China canceled the movie’s release.
Does Disney get any share in overseas box office? Doesn't seem like they get any say in the editing of the film for China.
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Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:42 pm to ThoseGuys
They want to censor it because it stands for freedom. Obviously China doesn’t care for that.
But the Statute of Liberty is such a popular American icon that has been so many other movies and has likely been seen by many Chinese people already. This includes the many Chinese tourists that go to NYC every year. So it makes no sense to want to remove something plenty of Chinese have already know exits. China makes little sense
But the Statute of Liberty is such a popular American icon that has been so many other movies and has likely been seen by many Chinese people already. This includes the many Chinese tourists that go to NYC every year. So it makes no sense to want to remove something plenty of Chinese have already know exits. China makes little sense
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 9:58 pm to ThoseGuys
One of my earliest movie memories. GBII must be banned in China.
This post was edited on 5/4/22 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:12 pm to ThoseGuys
Isn't Sony based in Japan?
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:40 pm to GeauxTigersGo
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Isn't Sony based
Hell yeah
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:44 pm to 1BamaRTR
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They want to censor it because it stands for freedom.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 10:54 pm to 1BamaRTR
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But the Statute of Liberty is such a popular American icon that has been so many other movies and has likely been seen by many Chinese people already. This includes the many Chinese tourists that go to NYC every year. So it makes no sense to want to remove something plenty of Chinese have already know exits. China makes little sense
Yes on one hand it seems silly for China to fight this battle. What is a movie showing the Statue of Liberty going to do? Suddenly inspire a revolution? Meanwhile it’s a blatant heavy handed censoring of a movie that probably a lot of Chinese folk would love to see. It’ll make them hate their own government even more.
OTOH, I guess an authoritarian regime has to draw a line in the sand and not allow gradual encroachments.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:00 pm to ThoseGuys
Theyre all mad that our cocks are bigger
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:12 pm to mattz1122
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One of my earliest movie memories. GBII must be banned in China.
They don't allow depictions of ghosts in China.
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:19 pm to ThoseGuys
Hmm? A Japanese corporation not on the side of China?
Who would've thought?
Who would've thought?
Posted on 5/4/22 at 11:34 pm to ThoseGuys
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to omit Bruce Lee’s portrayal from “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,” and he refused, Sony backed him. China canceled the movie’s release.
How fricking petty and ridiculous is this?
How emotionally fragile is the self-image of an average Chinese moviegoer that the government feels the need to protect them against any portrayal of Chinese people that doesn't involve them slaying Dragons and saving the world?
But then again they banned the YouTube videos of that Chinese MMA fighter who challenged Kung Fu masters who practiced Wing Chun and even Tai Chi and beat the crap out them to show it was "it terms of a pure effective fighting discipline" total bullshite.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:16 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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How emotionally fragile is the self-image of an average Chinese moviegoer that the government feels the need to protect them against any portrayal of Chinese people that doesn't involve them slaying Dragons and saving the world?
China and the Chinese people have no traditional religions or religious basis, so their entire faith is their ethnicity and belief in the state.
It is a trait of many Oriental/East Asian nations, but particularly in China, where the government has brainwashed its citizens for 80 years on the superiority of their nationalism and Chinese ethnicity... So anything that contradicts that in even the slightest is seen as a threat/insult/weakening against the nation, according to the CCP.
Its also refreshing to see Japan still absolutely despise China.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 12:18 am
Posted on 5/5/22 at 12:42 am to ThoseGuys
Oooooo. Disney not gonna like this…
Posted on 5/5/22 at 1:05 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I can just imagine Tarantino and China’s exchange.
China: “Hey. Can you cut out the Bruce Lee scenes in your movie? We find it disrespectful.”
Tarantino:
China: “Hey. Can you cut out the Bruce Lee scenes in your movie? We find it disrespectful.”
Tarantino:
Posted on 5/5/22 at 1:11 am to ThoseGuys
I don't think Sony is taking any kind of a stand here. It's just not really feasible to redo the last 30 minutes of their movie, which had to be the most expensive part of the movie to make.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 1:14 am
Posted on 5/5/22 at 3:13 am to ThoseGuys
Their dicks are so small it’s so sad
Posted on 5/5/22 at 5:20 am to ThoseGuys
I'm a bit surprised. Pleasantly.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:22 am to Ham Solo
They wanted them to edit the film to put less emphasis on the Statue and darken the lighting to make it less visible. So there wouldn't need to be reshoot. Sony still told them to kick rocks.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:41 am to ThoseGuys
Perhaps the pendulum's momentum has shifted? Interdasting...
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