China's new strict censoring

[_____V_____]

Mar 9, 2008


BEIJING -- Hard on the heels of a ban on an ad featuring Tang Wei because the actress starred in Ang Lee's erotic "Lust, Caution," China's top regulator, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, has announced a list of censorship criteria underlining a current crackdown on onscreen smut and horror.

The criteria, published on the Sarft website, are aimed at "purifying screen entertainment and creating a more harmonious and 'green' film environment for the public, especially children."

China's censorship system is rigorous but opaque, and while many of the categories are already an open secret, it is unusual to see the criteria spelled out so publicly. Significantly, the list was made available as China's political leaders were gathered in Beijing for the country's annual parliament, the National People's Congress.

Films that depict hardcore sexual activity, rape, prostitution or nudity cannot be produced. "Vulgar dialogue or music and sound effects that had a sexual connotation" are also out.

Any content involving "murder, violence, horror, evil spirits and devils and excessively terrifying scenes, conversations, background music and sound effects" is banned as well.

Also nixed are films that "distort the civilization and history of China or other nations ... or ... tarnish the image of revolutionary leaders, heroes, important historic characters, members of the armed forces, police and judicial bodies."

Other taboo subjects include the reconstruction of crimes or pics that reveal police investigatory techniques. In addition, pics that advocate nihilism, environmental damage, animal abuse or the capture or killing of rare animals are on the censor's list.

An exec for the local film regulator said implementing a film classification system in China would be like legalizing porn, and the country won't do it until the market has been "completely standardized."

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

asian people are born without souls, you can't get too mad if they don't appreciate certain... art

[Freak]

So basically if it's not rated G it's out?

[Papillon Noir]

I'm sure China will be burning books next.

[The Mothman]

fuck china.

[Haunted]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Mar 9, 2008
, environmental damage, animal abuse or the capture or killing of rare animals are on the censor's list."

This is an international sanction that China, as a nation would get busted for, thought they do it all of the goddamn time. Those bastards send poachers into India to massacre the Bengal tigers without a thought. Fuck ups.

Anyway, I say come good Chinese directors, come one and all power your art here or travel north to Japan. Callaborate. Hell, but DON'T STOP!

[Staplez]

Originally Posted by Freak

So basically if it's not rated G it's out?

Thats pretty much what I took from that to.

[Vodstok]

let them keep tightening the straight jacket. China will cease to be a threat to the rest of the world soon enough. That level of oppression and censorship inevitably causes a nation to implode, the people will snap and the government will meet a pretty horrific end.

Or they will just run everyone over with tanks again.

[Zero]

naah - we'll soon be bowing to our asian overlords

[newb]

Its all because the chinese have little dicks........its true....look it up.