The classic film Fight Club has been changed for viewers in China, with a ‘happy ending’ that complies with domestic censorship rules..An altered version of the 1999 film was released on streaming platform Tencent Video in China over the weekend..Multiple scenes from the original cut were deleted and a new ending was added..Many in China had seen the original film pirated online and were surprised when streaming the newly released version..Instead of buildings exploding at the end, the version shows authorities step in and win. . closing-scene-of-fight-club.Fight Club .In the closing scenes of the original the narrator kills off his imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden and then watches multiple buildings explode with Marla Singer, suggesting his character’s plan to bring down modern civilization is underway..In the censored version released in China, the narrator still kills off Durden, but the exploding buildings scene is replaced with a written message on black screen..“The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding.”.As well as Tyler, figment of the narrator’s imagination was sent to a ‘lunatic asylum’ for psychological treatment and later discharged.. Chinese-end-to-fight-clubFight Club .China is home to some of the strictest rules regarding censorship, and only a handful of foreign films are released each year..In the past Hollywood has created alternative cuts in order to comply with Chinese censorship rules, in hopes to access millions of viewers in the country..It is unclear if the cut was made by western movie producers, or the Chinese government..Tencent did not comment on the matter..Authorities under President Xi Jinping have been working to eliminate society of influences classified as unhealthy, including within movies, television, computer games..This effort was also extended to cracking down on the country’s local celebrities for perceived immoral behaviour..The Cyberspace Administration of China announced earlier this week an organized month-long ‘clean’ web campaign to create a ‘civilized and healthy’ online atmosphere..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
