In 1933, when the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles knew that MGM was going to shoot the film, it immediately negotiated with MGM, hoping that the film would not reproduce the unfriendly description of the Chinese in the original work, because the original novel vilified the Xinhai Revolution. The highest body in charge of film censorship in China, the Film Censorship Commission, is also cautious. After a period of mediation, the Film Censorship Committee ordered MGM to submit the script first, and the filming was approved after the review. MGM quickly submitted the script, but the Censorship Committee thought the script slandered the Chinese. In order to pass the script, the central party department, education, internal affairs, and foreign affairs agencies directly sent commissioners to assist MGM in revising the script. After 16 reviews and 16 revisions, the script was finally approved
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The Good Earth screenwriting
2022-01-26 08:43
Extended Reading
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Vincent 2022-04-20 09:02:32
1. It can only be said that this is an American film with a Chinese background, with strong American values, but it is actually not in line with Chinese culture. I also watched this 1937 film that fascinated the West. I know where the West's favorable impression of China comes from; 2. Until the last Wang Long's strong muscles when he fought against locusts without his shirt, I didn't realize that this was an American starring, and it was set in the United States and shot in 1937. See the high production level of this film; 3. The film centers on the emotions of people and land. Although it is adapted from Pearl Buck's novel, it does not highlight the emotions of mothers like Sai's first "Mother", or even less It is a pity that there are several scenes in the novel that show the wisdom of mothers; 4. What is even more rare is translation, it is rare to learn the logical conversion between spoken Chinese and spoken English. Only novelists can get it! All in all, full marks!
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Hugh 2022-03-19 09:01:09
The industrious and brave Chinese entered the new era with high spirits.
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Wang Lung: [must sell his land to feed his family but the buyers take advantage of him] Thieves ! Thieves ! And well you know I must sell.
O-Lan: No ! Not the land. We'll not sell the land. We'll keep it. We'll go south and when we return, we'll still have the land.
Uncle: But I've arranged it. I brought these men here. You MUST sell !
O-Lan: Is it your land ? Did you buy it bit by bit ? The land is our life... and it's better to go south... or die walking... than to give it to you for nothing.
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Liu - Grain Merchant: Mr. Wang, two clever sons like these are the better half of your wealth.
Wang Lung: They're stupid, worthless creatures. If anything was driven into their thick, brass skulls it was by beating them. I told their teacher to beat them. He beat them so well that this one's going to the university.
Liu - Grain Merchant: Indeed.
Elder Son: If I'm not too unworthy, I hope to win a degree in agriculture.
Liu - Grain Merchant: Degree ? Agriculture ?
Wang Lung: That's some kind of paper that will make it rain just enough, but not too much.