In my humble attempt to tackle a huge topic for a literature review, I found out that I enjoyed reading research papers in Chinese more than in English. I could not believe myself, but it is what it is. I really do hope to work with more materials in Chinese in the future or just immerse myself in the culture in one way or another. Living in China is the big dream that I hope to achieve one day, but Taiwan and Hong Kong seems to be a more feasible reality for now.
In this essay, I give an overview of what scholars are saying about the film censorship in China and how that has affected the filmmakers and comment on the no-rating rating system. It still blows my mind to this day how they manage their children's safety when it comes to explicit content.
Below is an excerp from the essay.
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Introduction
"Film censorship in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been a consistent and regular practice since the 1920s (Calkins 1998). It is still a phenomenon in the film industry in China today, establishing it as one of the most difficult film markets to navigate. Even though it is one of the biggest box offices in the world, yielding USD 7.3 billion in 2021 (Statista 2023), all the films produced in China still has to be approved by the censorship committee (Wu 2022). This literature review seeks to explore how the censorship of films in PRC – particularly on the silver screen – is being exercised, implemented, and affected by changes in the CCP leader’s priorities and economic goals, since its establishment."
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