from SLATE: James Cameron's "Avatar" Banned in China Avatar was expected to earn in the neighborhood of $70 million at the Chinese box office after premiering later this month, but it has been replaced with a patriotic biopic on the life of Confucius, reported the Daily Telegraph. While not officially banned, the state-run China Film Group ordered theaters to only show the 3-D version of the movie, an order that effectively bans Avatar in a country with very few 3-D screens. Censors were reportedly worried that the plot of the film would lead to civil unrest, as the plight of the Na'vi, Cameron's blue aliens, has been compared to that of Chinese who have been victims of predatory property developers.
original story in Daily Telegraph | Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
