阿凡达对战孔子

WHEN China's film board ordered the 2D version of "Avatar" to be pulled from cinemas and replaced with a worthy state-produced epic about Confucius in time for the upcoming Chinese New Year, many suspected censorship. The fictional tale of land expropriation and eviction seemed to cut too close to the bone. But so anaemic has been the response to "Confucius", despite the draw of Chow Yun-fat, that "Avatar" has been allowed back. Mary Kay Magistad writes well about it here. 

Update: For reasons of scrupulous balance, I should have pointed out that not all arms of government resent "Avatar". Yesterday Hunan formally renamed a scenic part of the Zhangjiajie national park in the north-west of the province, famous for its fabulous karst formations. Nantian Yizhu (Pillar of the Southern Sky) is henceforth to be Avatar Hallelujah Mountain. Bu dao AHM fei hao han.

很多人对中国电影监管机构产生了质疑，因为它们要求2D版的阿凡达撤出荧屏来为国产故事片《孔子》让路，以迎接农历新年。阿凡达科幻版的强征土地和驱赶原居民看起来触到了政府的软肋。但是尽管有周润发的出演，市场仍然对《孔子》反应冷淡，于是只能让阿凡达重新放映。Mary Kay Magistad在这里做了更详细的报道。

原作者按：出于对本文观点的进一步解释，我必须指出并不是所有的政府措施都是反对阿凡达的。昨天，湖南正式的以阿凡达的名义重命名了张家界国家公园的一个景点。以喀斯特地貌而出名的南天一柱（音译）从此以后就成为了阿凡达（哈利路亚）山。