China Watched V for Vendetta for the First Time

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[quote]TELEVISION audiences across China watched an anarchist antihero rebel against a totalitarian government and persuade the people to rule themselves.

Soon the Internet was crackling with quotes of V for Vendetta's famous line: "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

The airing of the movie Friday night on China Central Television stunned viewers and raised hopes that China is loosening censorship.

V for Vendetta

never appeared in Chinese theaters, but it is unclear whether it was ever banned.

Some commentators and bloggers think the broadcast could be CCTV producers pushing the envelope of censorship, or another sign that the ruling Communist Party's newly installed leader, Xi Jinping, is serious about reform.

China's authoritarian government strictly controls print media, television and radio.
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Didn't expect that

[Bradyns]

[I][B][U]You do, you die!
[/U][/B][/I]- Chinese Govt. Public service announcement.[I][B][/B][/I]

[Mr._N]

So they must've been in the dark about Guy Fawkes masks this whole time since the movie came out.

[Pavy]

Maybe they replaced the dialogue.
"People should be afraid of their governments. Governments should terrify their people."

[JerryK]

[QUOTE=Mr._N;38903475]So they must've been in the dark about Guy Fawkes masks this whole time since the movie came out.[/QUOTE]

"wtf is wrong with all these white people wearing these stupid ass masks"

[DOG-GY]

[QUOTE=JerryK;38903540]"wtf is wrong with all these white people wearing these stupid ass masks"[/QUOTE]
i think this anyways

[smeismastger]

Well it's not like the Chinese government hasn't been fixing few things since that infamous studen riot, so they have been loosening the policy of viewing movies like these within the country.

[rav]

[QUOTE=JerryK;38903540]"wtf is wrong with all these white people wearing these stupid ass masks"[/QUOTE]

i dont think they'd question the reasoning behind wearing them, its their job to make them.

[fruxodaily]

I actually do hope to see a day where China isn't as heavily as censored as before

now imagine if V for Vendetta played in North Korea oh boy :v:

[evlbzltyr]

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;38904511]I actually do hope to see a day where China isn't as heavily as censored as before

now imagine if V for Vendetta played in North Korea oh boy :v:[/QUOTE]

That'd be crazy, if anyone outside their government / military had a TV to watch it on :v:

[leontodd]

I'd love to see their reactions while watching.

[Deunan]

[QUOTE=JerryK;38903540]"wtf is wrong with all these white people wearing these stupid ass masks"[/QUOTE]

I'd say a huge load of people even in the west have no clue what they've got to do with anything. The only parents which are likely to know their significance are those from former british countries which know at least something about Fawkes.

[Shiftyze]

[QUOTE=Bradyns;38903467][I][B][U]You do, you die!
[/U][/B][/I]- Chinese Govt. Public service announcement.[I][B][/B][/I][/QUOTE]You're an idiot