Movies that are banned overseas for dumb reasons – Censorship in general has a lot to do with insecurity. In fact, it has everything to do with insecurity. It’s baffling to me personally that governments who choose to fear art don’t realize that they’re doing anything more than stoking suspicions and resentment among their people. But it’s also true that governments who censor movies and books don’t represent their people—because they’re usually dictatorships.
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The following countries took the blacklisting (cough, wussy) route. And that’s OK. It’s their country. In addition to revealing their fears for Western cinema, they also caused immeasurable curiosity which in turn caused more success for these films. So in a way, censorship helped. Political forces have been censoring dangerous art since the dawn of art itself, and these are the modern examples.
12. China: Brokeback Mountain
Ang Lee became the “glory of Chinese cinematic talent” after an Oscar for directing Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Five years later he released Brokeback Mountain, and the Chinese censorship board couldn’t handle the hotness. They banned it from screenings due to its homosexual content. Gayness is still considered taboo in the People’s Republic. However, Lee is still to this day hailed as the pride of Chinese filmmaking prowess. Seems even though the ban is still in effect, the country “just can’t quit him.”
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