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Eventine

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Nevermore said:
The censorship mechanism imposes restrictions only on a limited number of specific plot types or storylines, such as politically sensitive content, graphic violence, pornography, and antisocial ideologies. The majority of story scripts do not encounter material requiring censorship. Ultimately, the core issue remains the level of Chinese creators and the aesthetic preferences of the audience.
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There is a great deal of self-censorship in Chinese entertainment. Whether it's spelled out or not in a policy guide book is irrelevant. The reality is that censors have a lot of power and, unless you have strong government connections, it's not worth putting anything risky in your work, because you're not going to win a fight against government censors, regardless of if you have logic and reason on your side.

As a consequence, creatives try to steer clear of controversial topics, be it graphic violence, sex, horror, strong critiques of society, or especially, politics. This is the reason you get so much light-hearted romance, fantasy, and comedy in Chinese fiction - because those are the safest genres. This is not to say you can't make anything else, it's just that you take a huge risking making them, because censors could threaten you at any time. So only the most daring directors with high investor trust take the chance.
 
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tamsen_ikard

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Eventine said:
There is a great deal of self-censorship in Chinese entertainment. Whether it's spelled out or not in a policy guide book is irrelevant. The reality is that censors have a lot of power and, unless you have strong government connections, it's not worth putting anything risky in your work, because you're not going to win a fight against government censors, regardless of if you have logic and reason on your side.

As a consequence, creatives try to steer clear of controversial topics, be it graphic violence, sex, horror, strong critiques of society, or especially, politics. This is the reason you get so much light-hearted romance, fantasy, and comedy in Chinese fiction - because those are the safest genres. This is not to say you can't make anything else, it's just that you take a huge risking making them, because censors could threaten you at any time. So only the most daring directors with high investor trust take the chance.
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Anyone who says Chinese media doesnt do violence hasn't seen Chinese donghua. There are very violent donghuas with protagonist basically commiting mass genocide.

Check out Renegade immortal if you want to see what anti-hero looks like. Western animation and even Japanese anime have nothing like that.
 
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This is the brand-new background music composed specifically for the unmanned combat forces at this Victory Day parade: 无人智胜进行曲. Composed by Li Xuhao.
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The HOI4 TFR cn mod made a good remix, although it is more stellaris like.
Also there are synthwave and 8 bits remix on bili.
The composer did a great job to captures futurism and tech characters, hence its transformation into synthwave or electronic feel not only natural, but almost inevitable
 
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abc李

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Hey guys, I am looking for some chinese action movies recommendations, especially those focused on the military. I just saw the 红海行动/operation Red Sea and would love to watch some more of this stuff. Thanks for any tips!
 
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TPenglake

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The other big Chinese animated film of the year, 浪浪山小妖怪, or Nobody, just came out on streaming and you can watch it on Youtube now. (For those wondering why they couldn't have just gone with Little Monsters of Lang Lang Mountain instead of Nobody, it becomes crystal clear once you actually watch the movie)


I highly recommend it to everyone. While Nezha is the bigger blockbuster obviously, I think Nobody has a much tighter script, is less melodramatic, and has well developed characters that don't rely as much on background knowledge of Chinese mythology.

Lots of modern day Chinese youths are relating big to the movie as well. Without spoiling anything, just the general feeling of malaise, not being able to accomplish big things and forever being "nobodies" chained to a job they don't like while failure hits like a ton a bricks. Meanwhile those with money and especially 关系 have a safety net where they can always get back on their feet easily no matter how they fail. But still having that bit of hope where they can do something that'll have a positive impact, no matter how small. Tbh, I think its a feeling everybody in our world of late stage capitalism can relate to.

If it wasn't for the difficulty of marketing Chinese myths to a global audience, I think this movie would blow up internationally because as I said, it doesn't require as much knowledge of Chinese myth as Nezha to enjoy.
 
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