A Department of Defense document reportedly reveals that the agency has updated its policy to refuse to advise any movie that will be altered for Chinese censors.

I'm linking the article but the actual dunk is on redditors who see this and cheer, completely ignoring that this is an extension of how much power/influence the American military has over hollywood film. Want to film anything that might have the military in it? You gotta play ball babyyyy! Ever notice how weirdly patriotic and jingoistic almost every film that features a tank is? They played ball babbyyyy!!!

there was a good comment on reddit at least though https://old.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/14o3xt8/defense_department_declares_it_wont_work_with/jqbfo50/

  • Goblinmancer [any]
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    1 year ago

    What do they mean chinese censorship in Hollywood? If its about Taiwan America itself doesnt officially recognize America.

    • Albanian_Lil_Pump [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Literally 99% of Chinese “propaganda” in movies is just the movie has an important plot progression that takes place in China for like 15 minutes and no one is spewing hatred for Chinese people. Maybe someone speaks mandarin for a few seconds. Then it transitions back to the west. Americans lost their mind over it because god forbid your globetrotting brain rot take place in the largest country for a few scenes.

      • Goblinmancer [any]
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        1 year ago

        I remember transformers 4 being pandering to china.....for showing chinese authorities being competent. Mind this is a series where the US military managed to kill DECEPTICONS without Autobots help. Transformers series as whole are dumb action movies with a lot of yikes and awooga moments, but potraying China as normal isnt a problem.

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      It was partially about the display of a Taiwanese flag in Top Gun. What the US promotes in movies is not always going to be its official diplomatic position.