|
||||||||||||||||||||
China Cleansed Of Vengeful SpiritsBy Rafe Telsch: 2008-02-19 18:52:28
China is trying to clean up its act in anticipation of the upcoming Beijing Olympics in August, and spooks, spirits, and other haunts have suddenly found themselves unwelcome in the country. Horror movies have recently been added to the list of cultural cleansing currently occurring in the country.
The directions being given are flavored to make it sound like this whole search for horror movies is being done to “save the children” with specific instructions being given to Producers have been given three weeks to report instances of “horror” on their tapes and films to authorities, with directions to look for ”wronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror.” Isn’t there an irony here that so much of America’s recent horror trends have come from the Asian markets, but now China wants to remove that from their own screens? Of course, the effort to remove this content, along with the “vulgar” content restrictions announced last week, aren’t just about what’s on the screen. They also apply to street corner pirate vendors, movies in production, and a wide variety of other forms. Basically the countries officials want to remove horror and vulgarity from all of their cultural channels, so when the Olympics arrive the rest of the world doesn’t have to think China is involved in such things. Word is they’ll only be airing episodes of I Love Lucy where Lucy and Desi had separate beds too. Personally, I take more offense at the notion of cleaning up the entire culture of things like horror stories than I would at seeing a stray shot of a horror movie marquis during the upcoming Olympics. Still, China has rarely gone the easy way when it comes to information or cultural control, so why should we be surprised by these new developments? RELATED: horror movies, censorship, china
Comment on “China Cleansed Of Vengeful Spirits”Note: This website is not meant for use by minors. The views expressed in the comments section below are not our own. This section is intended for discussion of the topic in the post above. Disagreement is encouraged, however comments which attack, insult, or threaten the author in a personal manner won't be published. Similarly, comments that we deem to be poorly worded, or wildly off topic will also not be approved and may be mocked. For free, uncensored, unfettered, and possibly dangerous discussion visit our forum.Leave a ReplyMAIN SITE NAVIGATION
HOME l ABOUT US l l SEARCH l MOVIE NEWS l MOVIE REVIEWS l MOVIE PREVIEWS l DVD REVIEWS l DVD NEWS l SOUNDTRACKS l FEATURES DATABASE l TELEVISION l MUSIC l GAMES l CELEBRITY l TECHNOLOGY l RSS 2.0 FEEDS l MESSAGE BOARDS l LIVE CHAT l SYNDICATE US l LINKS | CB STORE | MUNCH MONSTER This site is operated by Cinema Blend LLC. For advertising inquiries, contact Gorilla Nation. CinemaBlend.com is a private, independently owned website which is intended only as entertainment. The views expressed on this website may or may not reflect those of its owner. Don't take us too seriously. Made in Webta Labs 
|
|
