Current Events > SW: RoS Gay Moment Doesn't Faze Chinese Audiences, Censors

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chinese-censors-audiences-unfazed-rise-110044830.html

The first gay kiss of the Star Wars film franchise has surprisingly survived Chinas censors and made it to the big screens across the country. Audiences were unfazed as well or, in some cases, puzzled.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker enjoyed a night of previews in China on Dec. 18, ahead of its day-and-date outing with the North American release on Dec. 20. Director J.J. Abrams had earlier hinted at LGBTQ representation in the latest installment of the franchise, which turned out to be a brief kiss between two female characters.

Some in China who watched Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker welcomed the scene, saying that although it might not be a significant moment of the films narrative, it was still a victory for LGBTQ representation.
Others, however, found the gay kiss baffling, not for its LGBTQ context but for its place in the story. Seriously, it was perplexing. The two characters are not lovers. Or their relationship is more noble than that of lovers, wrote one user on a Baidu discussion forum.
Another user in a discussion forum on Hupu.com wrote: As an old Star Wars fan, just finish this and get it over with. Dont overthink this. Simply enjoy everything except the embarrassing kiss.
The surprise moment aside, The Rise of Skywalker received a moderate response from Chinese audiences ahead of the full opening on Friday. Users on the popular movie website Mtime gave it an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. Douban, another popular movie website, recorded an average rating of 6.9.
One user with the handle Roger4 gave the movie a rating of 6.4 on Mtime and wrote: They might as well stop making Star Wars movies altogether.
On movie website Douban, another questioned if this installment of Star Wars was a space version of Harry Potter.
Despite its long history and deep cultural influence in the West, the original The Star Wars films were not shown in China at the time of their release. That has limited the franchises fan base in China.
The Rise of Skywalker had taken more than RMB21.7 million ($3.1 million) at the Chinese box office by 6 p.m. local time Thursday, according to ticketing agency Maoyan. That is a combination of Wednesday previews and sales for Thursdays midnight screenings.

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Hey, cool spoilers jackass

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RebelElite791 posted...

Hey, cool spoilers jackass

The movie sucks ass and the user score is certified rotten as it should be, save your money and enjoy the spoilers.
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sorry, but from the way they make it sound, it's insignificant to the narrative

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boxington posted...

sorry, but from the way they make it sound, it's insignificant to the narrative

So, a gay kiss, just because?

Doesn't seem like spoilers to me.
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Esrac posted...

So, a gay kiss, just because?

Yeah, seems like it. Not because the two are actually romantically involved.

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Were the characters who kissed even characters? I guess they could have been someone from the rebel base, but they might as well just have been extras who had only appeared in the background, or possibly not even previously in the film.
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Lol at the flame in post 2.

In the context of the kiss, major spoilers...

It was two female resistance members at the end of the film who kissed while celebrating. It's insignificant, but of course Journalists blow it out of proportion.


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InhumaneRaider posted...

In the context of the kiss, major spoilers...

It was two female resistance members at the end of the film who kissed while celebrating. It's insignificant, but of course Journalists blow it out of proportion.

Of course it wasnt two men

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InhumaneRaider posted...

In the context of the kiss, major spoilers...

It was two female resistance members at the end of the film who kissed while celebrating. It's insignificant, but of course Journalists blow it out of proportion.

And its a scene you could miss if you blink. A lot happens at the screen at the same time and its a split-second scene and no close-up.

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