[Epoch Times, May 3, 2022](Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia comprehensive report) On May 1, foreign media exposed the third episode of the Marvel movie “Spider-Man” “Spider-Man: No Home” ( Spider-Man: No Way Home, Taiwan translation: Spider-Man: Homeless Day) The reason why it could not pass the trial in the mainland – the film party refused to delete the picture containing the Statue of Liberty in the film.
According to foreign media “PUCK NEWS”, former “Hollywood Reporter” (THR) editor Matthew Belloni (Matthew Belloni) broke the news that when the CCP officially censored “Spider-Man: Homeless Heroes”, it asked the producers to delete the film. If you can’t delete the Statue of Liberty picture in the Statue of Liberty, you can at least dim the color of the picture where the Statue of Liberty appears, and try to reduce the presence of the Statue of Liberty as much as possible.
It is reported that since the final battle of the plot in the film is on the Statue of Liberty, it is indeed difficult to make adjustments.
The report also mentioned that the filmmakers once considered accepting the official request of the Chinese Communist Party, but finally chose to refuse. The main reason is to worry that if you really compromise and delete pictures, you will risk being criticized by fans in other countries and regions. Sony did not respond to the news.
According to earlier reports, after the U.S. government announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics late last year, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman responded that “countermeasures will be taken.” “Spider-Man: Homeless Heroes”, originally scheduled for December 6, 2021, was subsequently postponed in mainland China. At the same time, it was revealed that China will suspend the introduction of American films.
Although “Spider-Man: Heroes of No Return” has not been released in mainland China, many netizens have already uploaded explosive content on Sina Weibo, and the keyword “Spider-Man” was once on the hot search. When you click on the keywords, you can see important pictures. Some fans who are dissatisfied with the explosion of the movie have accused them of “spoilers”, “I read Weibo on the way home, and I’m almost finished.” It’s been completely spoiled.”
The news that “Spider-Man: Heroes of No Return” was blocked by the CCP caused heated discussions. Some people have analyzed that this is one of the actions of the CCP to counter the US boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Wang Zheng, a Chinese current affairs commentator, told Radio Free Asia that after the United States announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the CCP responded by banning American films, and ultimately the Chinese people were deprived of their right to watch American films.
Although “Spider-Man: Homeless Heroes” has not been released in mainland China so far, the film still broke the box office record of “Spider-Man” series of movies, and the global box office has reached 1.892 billion US dollars. The film’s predecessors, “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, were previously released in mainland China and were big box office hits.
Responsible editor: Ye Ziwei