2-D Avatar To Be Pulled From Theaters In China 344
SimonTheSoundMan notes that Avatar is being pulled from screens in China for being too successful, and too provocative in its anti-authoritarian message. (The 3-D and IMAX versions will remain.) "The communist nation's state-run movie distributor China Film Group is unexpectedly yanking the James Cameron-directed blockbuster Avatar from 1,628 2-D screens this week in favor of a biography of the ancient philosopher Confucius starring Chow-Yun Fat. ... According to a report in the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, the move was made at the urging of propaganda officials who are concerned that Avatar is taking too much market share from Chinese films and drawing unwanted attention to the sensitive issue of forced evictions."
Piracy (Score:5, Funny)
They've gone too far this time. (Score:1, Funny)
...in favor of a biography of the ancient philosopher Confucius starring Chow-Yun Fat
I expect an outpouring of sympathy from the international community at such a flagrant disregard of the basic human right to not suffer through another Chow Yun Fat performance.
3d (Score:5, Funny)
Is that one of the movies they force prisoners to (Score:5, Funny)
Is that one of the movies they force prisoners to watch?
Puzzling (Score:5, Funny)
Actually (Score:3, Funny)
I thought Avatar was about the people triumphing over big business. You'd think that would go down well in supposedly communist China.
Re:Puzzling (Score:5, Funny)
WTF??? (Score:4, Funny)
3D version (Score:5, Funny)
"In a follow-up statement, the China Film Group explained that they could not ban the 3D version of Avatar because it was 'too fucking awesome'. They also explained that they were re-shooting the Biopic of Confucious in 3D, and in this 3D version, Chow Yun Fat plays the title role as a 12-foot smurf."
Re:The link is broken (Score:2, Funny)
Re:WTF??? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:So ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The link is broken (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Viewing Avatar is a civil right (Score:3, Funny)
The people of China have a natural right to view Avatar. The fact that their current government does not respect that right does not diminish that right's inherent truth.
I let the movie theater know that the last time I had no money and I just wanted a ticket. They didn't bite.
Re:Gee thanks China. (Score:3, Funny)
Personally, I'd much rather see the biography of Confucius....
I bet you're great fun at parties too.
Re:Error (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Puzzling (Score:2, Funny)
The 2D version is "too provocative in its anti-authoritarian message" and draws "attention to the sensitive issue of forced evictions" but the 3D and IMAX versions are ok? And censors realized it one week after they approved the movie and a lot of people already watched it? I'm puzzled. Instead could that be a not-too-harsh message to the USA and the world after last week Google affair?
They only took the 2D version out of the Theatres because its already been uploaded to the Google Servers via the ie6 vulnerability.
Re:This seems stupid. (Score:5, Funny)
He must be the mysterious 5th dentist in the "4 out of 5 dentists agree..."
Re:Error (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Apple Daily... (Score:1, Funny)
Imax doesn't work with chinese eyes.