New York Times: Censorship Causes the Chinese Movie To Become Mediocre – Video

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New York Times: Censorship Causes the Chinese Movie To Become Mediocre
Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com "The New York Times" published two reports recently which challenged the Chinese movie #39;s censoring standard. In fact, it has hurt China #39;s film industry for a long time. Especially during the Chinese Communist Party #39;s (CCP) 18th Congress, in which the CCP changed its leadership, Films considered "sensitive" have been shelved at "sensitive" times. The reports also said that such censorship caused China #39;s movie offering to be mediocre, and it will not help the industry #39;s growth. A Chinese movie "The Last Supper" was originally scheduled to be released in July this year, but was postponed until November 29th, after being censored by the CCP. "The New York Times" reported that this film was blocked by China #39;s censoring authority for almost 5 months. The movie describes how the people overthrew the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty and founded the Han Dynasty. The censoring authority, it seems, didn #39;t want people to see this film before the CCP leadership changeover in the middle of November. The story of "The Last Supper" happened in China 2000 years ago when the king of the Qin Dynasty was a tyrant, and the feudalists staged an uprising. When the movie was undergoing production, many producers and directors said that it couldn #39;t be released before the CCP #39;s 18th Congress. Zhu Xinxin, the former editor of "Hebei People #39;s Radio": "Everything is the enemy in the CCP #39;s eyes. It #39;s too nervous, and afraid of the ...From:ChinaForbiddenNewsViews:1 0ratingsTime:03:33More inNews Politics

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