When China's censors change movie endings

Last year, China cracked down on its domestic entertainment industry targeting "deviations" such as overpaid actors, 'sissy idols', and fan culture. Chinese censors also actively interfere in foreign productions to promote "healthy values". The latest victims are the minions and their fifth instalment, "Minions: The Rise of Gru".

But while the international version of the kung fu-filled family-friendly romp set in 1970s San Francisco tells the story of how the dastardly Gru cut his teeth as a tween criminal, filmgoers in China are treated to an alternative ending in which the good guys win. A series of subtitled still images inserted into the credits sequence on mainland Chinese screens reassures audiences that police catch Gru's law-breaking mentor Wild Knuckles and lock him up for 20 years after a failed heist.

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Other movies tampered with are David Fincher's 1999 cult classic "Fight Club" and the sitcom "Friends" where LGBTQ plotlines were cut. Over the years, many other American movies have been altered to get past Chinese censors for distribution, which is exactly why demand remains high in China for pirated copies of foreign movies.

Love that "Thou Shalt Not" photo.

didn't know about it))) looks freaky and fun)
making chinese outro in any uncomfortable situation could be a good meme