The Chinese Censor strange movie reviews

Chinese movies, books and Internet censorship system is far-reaching and stingy. It also can be puzzling. Why some movies by it and others do not? Sometimes, it may just be a matter of time.
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International Herald Tribune columnist writing articles.

I noted in my letter released this week, "The Last Supper", a movie director Lu Chuan, the authorities held the past five months; Originally, it was opened last July. Chinese authorities apparently do not want the fans to see the bloody overthrow of the autocracy and the establishment of the Han dynasty, the Qin Dynasty story - the incident in about 2200 years ago - before the transfer of power in Beijing in mid-November, when Xi Jinping to succeed Hu Jintao's ruling Communist Party , to become the new head.

Of course, the transfer of leadership in November of peace, not as in the past centuries of bloody unrest. May draw any similarities between the two events is not clear this bystander, but authorities tension seems to reflect a deep political anxiety.

In contrast, "blue", has won the world's most prestigious Chinese language feature film prize, this week, Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, more smooth channel. In July, the month screened the the Lu Xun movie should open, even if it portrayed the police, the authorities carefully observed, a theme. Chinese film does not allow the police in a bad light.
Chinese director Gao Qunshu.Reuters Chinese director Gao Qunshu.

Despite this fact, the management of the "Beijing Blues" is wonderful perseverance entirely true, because it shows that the police deal with ordinary Beijingers, there are also a lot of people are short of money, but the long bluff.

Its central figure, a detective Hunt Zhang Huiling, is middle-aged and types of asthma and suppress their work. However, the characteristics of the entire movie peculiar fashion, Mr. Zhang glad to he recently found the phrase "negative energy" in a memorable scene, his arrival, his mouth, and he used it to describe again and again, is facing a small thieves, he must catch the feeling. Zhang estimates that he caught 2000 thieves since the resignation of life filled with nasty stuff, "he said.

"Beijing Blues" prize is a surprise choice - this is a low-budget movie director high Qunshu, who is one of the most famous name. Its characters are played by amateur actors, including ordinary people and celebrities, such as blog, publishers and TV show host. Film, Beijing white, the sky is polluted, cold winter streets humor and dark moments.

Maggie Lee said, "Variety" magazine in the comments Mr. Zhang ridiculous encounter with highly stressful personal and frenzied mob, self-righteous whipping the suspects, the police, arms crossed.

"A picture appears a metropolitan residents can be charming extrovert, but disturbing positive implicit comment on the pressure of urban life such social moral ambiguity emphasized a recurring scene are holding skeptical citizens from criminals can not tell the police, "Ms. Lee.

"I do not have any big case," Mr. Zhang said that in the movie. However, this is a rather disturbing. "