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Fight Club gets a new ending in China - and the authorities win
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 1-25-2022 | Vincent Ni

Posted on 01/30/2022 7:13:19 AM PST by Salman

At the end of David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic Fight Club, Edward Norton’s character the narrator kills off his imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden – played by Brad Pitt – and then watches as multiple buildings explode.

The imagery cuts to the heart of the film’s message: a plan to bring down modern civilisation is under way.

Over 20 years on, this anarchist and anti-capitalist message has been given a new makeover – with Chinese characteristics.

In the version newly available on streaming platform Tencent Video, the narrator still kills off Durden, but the exploding building scene is replaced with a black screen and a coda: “The police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding.”

It adds that Tyler – a figment of the narrator’s imagination – was sent to a “lunatic asylum” for psychological treatment and was later discharged.

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(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


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KEYWORDS: censorship; china; homo; homoerotica; homos
It's a very lefty news source, but the story appears to be straightforward.
1 posted on 01/30/2022 7:13:19 AM PST by Salman
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To: Salman
It adds that Tyler – a figment of the narrator’s imagination – was sent to a “lunatic asylum” for psychological treatment and was later quietly executed by a shot to the back of the head discharged.
2 posted on 01/30/2022 7:22:17 AM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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3 posted on 01/30/2022 7:24:10 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Salman

It adds that Tyler – a figment of the narrator’s imagination – was sent to a “lunatic asylum” for psychological treatment and was later discharged.


But Tyler was never seen by anyone after his ‘discharge’. Friends believe that he now resides in various high CCP members as organ transplants.


4 posted on 01/30/2022 7:24:12 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Salman

First rule about fight club.....


5 posted on 01/30/2022 7:24:25 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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“this anarchist and anti-capitalist message”

WTF?

“Fight Club” was an “Eff You, I ain’t playin’ your gane anymore” movie.

Shedding the pansy, panty waist, soy boy social construct, MEN stood up and took back their souls.

Interesting that the mass-resignations from crap jobs, folks linig up to get guns. massive relocations to FREE states, amd a surge in efforts for alternative value stores kind of match up to the themes in the movie.

Fight Club was a “Declaration of Independence” for the Alternative, Wynona Ryder crowd. Also for the Punk Rock Right of RWR Supporters.

A very groovy movie indeed.


6 posted on 01/30/2022 7:25:52 AM PST by Macoozie (Handcuffs and Orange Jumpsuits)
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Totally concur 💯


7 posted on 01/30/2022 7:28:11 AM PST by TianaHighrider (God moved David to STAND UP to Goliath ❣)
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To: Magnum44

LoL!


8 posted on 01/30/2022 7:29:12 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Salman

A guy who lived in China and is critical of the regime did a video about this a couple days ago. Channel is “Serpentza” on youtube.


9 posted on 01/30/2022 7:33:06 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Salman

I’d like to know how David Fincher feels about this.


10 posted on 01/30/2022 7:33:55 AM PST by cld51860 (We’re doomed.)
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“What do you think happened next? Hold a discussion with fellow movie-goers and discussion group leaders. Drawings for prizes will be held for attendees that supply contact information.”


11 posted on 01/30/2022 7:34:51 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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I remember when a Christian group as editing out bad parts of movies and letting people rent the movies. Hollywood was sky screaming in horror.

Now? Not a peep from Chinese censorship.


12 posted on 01/30/2022 7:36:35 AM PST by stuck_in_new_orleans ( )
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13 posted on 01/30/2022 7:38:02 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Salman
At the end of David Fincher’s 1999 cult classic Fight Club, Edward Norton’s character the narrator kills off his imaginary alter ego Tyler Durden . . . .”

Spoiler alert.

14 posted on 01/30/2022 7:48:01 AM PST by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: Magnum44

Never have watched the movie (true), probably because nobody ever talked about it. /s


15 posted on 01/30/2022 7:50:59 AM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable.STILL )
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To: PGR88

I guess they missed the part about all the Fight Club members in the police dept.

I am surprised they did not show it resulting in the election of Barack Obama.


16 posted on 01/30/2022 8:01:55 AM PST by rbg81
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To: Macoozie

A very groovy movie indeed.


It is still maybe my favorite movie. Needless to say that it would never get made today.


17 posted on 01/30/2022 8:04:05 AM PST by rbg81
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