Abbey Marie
06-16-2007, 01:20 PM
More "freedom" in China...
China censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese"
BEIJING (Reuters)
China has censored part of the latest installment of hit Hollywood movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" for "vilifying and defacing the Chinese," the official Xinhua news agency said Friday.
The role of Hong Kong star Chow Yun-Fat, who plays pirate lord Captain Sao Feng, had been slashed in half to just about 10 minutes of screen time, the report said.
It cited local magazine The Popular Cinema as saying: "The captain played by Chow is bald, his face heavily scarred. He also has a long beard and long nails, whose image is still in line with Hollywood's old tradition of demonizing the Chinese."
"Chinese censors also cut Chow's line in which he states 'Welcome to Singapore' because it hints Singapore is a land of pirates ...," Xinhua added.
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Full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/od_nm/china_entertainment_pirates_odd_dc_1;_ylt=AgRs19Rb 9x0qetxIMguFSXUL1vAI
China censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese"
BEIJING (Reuters)
China has censored part of the latest installment of hit Hollywood movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" for "vilifying and defacing the Chinese," the official Xinhua news agency said Friday.
The role of Hong Kong star Chow Yun-Fat, who plays pirate lord Captain Sao Feng, had been slashed in half to just about 10 minutes of screen time, the report said.
It cited local magazine The Popular Cinema as saying: "The captain played by Chow is bald, his face heavily scarred. He also has a long beard and long nails, whose image is still in line with Hollywood's old tradition of demonizing the Chinese."
"Chinese censors also cut Chow's line in which he states 'Welcome to Singapore' because it hints Singapore is a land of pirates ...," Xinhua added.
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Full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070615/od_nm/china_entertainment_pirates_odd_dc_1;_ylt=AgRs19Rb 9x0qetxIMguFSXUL1vAI