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Christopher Robin
2018 · Film · 104 min
Directed by Marc Forster
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and loveable stuffed animals, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and the rest of the gang, to rekindle their friendship and remind him of endless days of childlike wonder and make-believe, when doing nothing was the very best something.
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> Sure, but has it offended the CCP so far?
Images of Pooh and his Chinese name have been censored in mainland China, the movie Christopher Robin wasn’t allowed to release there, and a South Park episode about it got the whole show banned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#Censorship_in_China
The 2018 movie Christopher Robin didn't premiere in China. Moreover, there is no way to legally download or view the said movie in any Chinese online movie providers.
I'd like to be proven wrong. So wise throwtt78oo65, tell me about your facts.
Yup. Mickey == Disney, it's pretty much a brand symbol. Nobody is going to touch that.
Winnie the Pooh... I didn't know until now that it's even associated with Disney in any way. I grew up reading & watching it as a kid, and even this year I saw Christopher Robin in the cinema (I must have mentally tuned out Disney logo at the beginning). Point being, it's a franchise now, and it still sells like hot cakes, to adults. All the adult friends I know have a sentiment to Winnie the Pooh, and are - or are going to - show it to their kids.
Not surprised Disney would want to protect that.
Whatever you do, don't ever compare President Xi Jingping to Winnie the Pooh: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-08/winnie-the-pooh-film-christopher-robin-banned-in-china/10088446
Don't even think about it.
There's definitely an uptick of Chinese gov't influence operations on Reddit, HN might be a bit under the radar but just in case...
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2018/621875/EPRS_ATA(2018)621875_EN.pdf
If you're a connected young prince w/ a cushy party/govt job in China you're ballin' and life is goooood.
But if you're Joe-Shmoe you're kinda screwed, like with a most nightmare regimes it's the worker bees who get hit worst.