Poke the eunuch's genitals

Deonte 2021-10-13 13:06:20


No one would have thought that Quentin’s first film released in China would end with such a dramatic ending. With the opaque censorship of mainland Chinese films, no matter how powerful Quentin is, he would not be able to get a share in the weird Chinese film market. Geng, in fact, due to the excessive delay in the screening time of "Liberated Jiang Ge" in mainland China and the outflow of piracy, before the domestic premiere of "Liberated Jiang Ge", most of the audience had already seen it through the Internet as soon as possible, and were willing The audience who stepped into the cinema again for it were mostly Quentin’s die-hard fans. Since Quentin’s movies have always been of a relatively large scale, none of his previous works have been shown in cinemas in China, so this time "Liberated Jiang Ge" When the news that the full version will be screened in domestic theaters was announced, the domestic movie fan circle was full of joy, but on the day of the premiere, it was such an embarrassing and horrible situation. The act of scribbled explanation made the majority of movie fans disappointed to the extreme. There was a lot of scolding in the online film community, and the subsequent calls for the establishment of a reasonable review and classification system were even higher than the waves, but it was like Like countless appeals and suggestions before, the radio and television system is still indifferent to the thunderous waves.

The incomprehensible temper.

Regarding the reason for the temporary withdrawal of "Liberated Jiang Ge", the official statement explained that it was a "technical problem", but everyone knew that the real reason for the withdrawal was probably because of a flash in the film. For some of the large-scale pictures of the film, most people who are used to eunuchs can’t see that others have genitals, so even if Quentin, who is arrogant in Hollywood, comes to this weird Chinese film market, he will inevitably be "cast off", even if the screenings have already begun. , The censorship still has the power to let the theaters withdraw the film and send it to the anti-Jamsil at the first time, and because of this incident, "Liberated Jiang Ge" will also be written into the wild history of Chinese movies.
In fact, the controversy and calls about classification also appeared at the beginning of this year. At the beginning of this year, Stephen Chow's new film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Devil" caused a lot of controversy due to its bloody and black style. The “oven” scenes scared away a lot of small audiences, which caused a lot of controversy over the classification of movies. In fact, there is an unwritten convention in the American film industry to try not to show children being killed in the camera. If it appears, When MPAA is rated, it will inevitably receive a stricter rating. When "Journey to the West: Conquering the Devil" was released in China, these more Cult images were not cut off, and there was no clear rating publicity. This reflects other aspects. On the surface, loopholes in the excessively strict approval system and the opacity of the system will not only cause external incomprehension, but also loopholes in internal processes. The film itself is a comprehensive art. Just like literature, there will be different works with different themes and styles. This diversification should be a good thing, but the domestic film censorship system has killed this to a certain extent. Diversity, just like Ning Hao’s work "No Man’s Land" (not released) a few years ago, the final film was not submitted for review, and the review system gave the answer because: the film is too dark and the characters are all villains. Create a positive image. This kind of reply is indeed a ridicule for art creators, and this kind of censorship has also killed a large number of excellent works. Many years ago, "Schindler's List" had a chance to be released in China, but the director Spielberg rejected the request of the radio and television system to cut some of the nude scenes that appeared in the film when the carnage was shown in the film, making this classic business card with the Chinese audience. Missing it is really a big regret, and it is also very puzzling. From an artistic point of view, the human body is beautiful. Using an artistic and artistic perspective to show or appreciate the human body is completely irrelevant to destroying the social atmosphere. This kind of unreasonable and stupid request is really puzzling.

Last year's "White Deer Plain" also caused a lot of controversy due to the deletion problem. The one-hour deletion of the director's cut version and the domestic release version is imaginative, because the version presented in the cinema did not achieve the artistic effect expected by most audiences. And it’s hard to say whether the deleted one hour will significantly change the movie. So after the theater’s unsatisfactory, Wang Quanan began to spit out bitterness on the grounds of the deletion and used it as an excuse to get out of the movie. The true level of it is unknown. "White Deer Plain" is a masterpiece from the early 1990s, which won the Contradiction Literature Award. However, after being adapted into a movie, it encountered such an embarrassing thing. Once the words and plots allowed to be expressed in the literary works that have been reviewed are told in the language of the movie, It has become a taboo language, which is a great shame for literature, for movies, and for art. In the recently released "Drug War", the approval of the radio and television shows a certain tolerance. The scale of the police and robber wars filmed in the mainland is relatively large, and the structure and plot design are relatively unconventional in the domestic police and robber films. The approval system does not seem to be difficult for him. Therefore, the temper of the domestic film approval system is really difficult to figure out. If there is no transparent system, there will be an embarrassing situation similar to Jiang Ge in the future.


Unsure heart

Regarding the reason for the withdrawal of "Liberated Jiang Ge", in addition to violence and scale pictures, there are other more in-depth speculations, and that is the implicit meaning in the movie. The movie metaphor is really a matter of the benevolent, the wise and the wise. It may be due to the audience’s over-interpretation, or it may be due to the exquisite setting of the movie itself. It is normal for the director to entrain private goods in the movie. These sensitive metaphors often also lead to controversy and discussion. "Fly" is a typical day. "Let the Bullets Fly" itself is an excellent film. Jiang Wen is also a very thoughtful director. Interpretation often becomes the second big meal after the movie. After the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", it triggered a lot of discussions about movie metaphors. Jiang Wen's Mao plot was deliberately or unintentionally transitioned, and the second interpretation of the movie was another time. It can be regarded as a reshaping of the film, and this kind of excavation is generally not affirmed or denied by the creators. This can be regarded as the blank of the art creators themselves. In fact, this kind of social hot discussion is often what they want. , Because this is similar to a free large-scale movie marketing.

The metaphor of "Liberated Jiang Ge" lies in some plots such as liberation and the enlightenment of whites to blacks, but there is nothing very sensitive about it. It is more of Quentin’s personalized violent aesthetics and unique drama rhythm. Quentin, the director, doesn’t take the usual routine, and goes all the way to hooligans, but this kind of ruffianness makes Quentin’s movies more popular, while the bold and unruly Quentin came to China but fell on some insignificant nude scenes. Comparatively speaking, the scale of "Drug War" is larger than that of "Liberated Jiang Ge", but the radio and television censorship system actually killed "Liberated Jiang Ge" in the end, which is really a bit confusing.

The incomprehensible temper and the incomprehensible heart make the entire Chinese film market have a bit of confusion, whether it is the turbulent navy incident, the hacking incident or the inexplicable box office stealing, fake co-productions, the Chinese film market Just like a thriving but messy vegetable market, there are nouveau riche, there are frozen bones, and even more inexplicable, thunderous and overfilled. Now China's film market has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest market. The prospects are broad. Hong Kong movies have long been there. At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, Hollywood also tried to get a share of the co-productions, but if China’s film censorship is still so opaque, I’m really sorry for this expanding market and more and more audiences, and the contradiction can basically be characterized as : The relations of production can no longer adapt to the development of productive forces. Reform is inevitable. It is just a matter of time.


Quentin, come back next time

"The Liberation of Jiang Ge" is a victim of radio and television censorship, but thanks to the existence of piracy, Jiang Ge's inexplicable withdrawal has attracted more people's attention and more online downloads. Kun Ting’s films are so popular with audiences. Even if his films will never be released in China, his fans will not decrease at all. But as a loyal fan, I still hope that one day, we can sit in the cinema and watch fans from all over the world. To the movie where Quentin was not castrated, I hope this day will come sooner, Uncle Quentin, don't be discouraged, come again next time.

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