Government Video will be Shown before Every Movie
Source: Daily Mail, New York Times
Cinema goers in China are now subject to
watching a three-and-a-half minute long Pro-China video before watching
the film they were intending to see.
From
now up until the 19th National People's Congress later this autumn,
people will sit through the video aiming to promote national unity and
'the Chinese dream'.
The video has had
a mixed response with claims that some movie-goers have been avoiding
going into the screening before the advert comes on.
The three-minute video was produced by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT).
It
will be shown from now up until the 19th People's Congress this coming
autumn. During the People's Congress, President Xi will start his second
five-year term as President.
According to state-media, the video aims to help people better understand party policies.
It includes famous Chinese actors such as Jackie Chan, Angelababy and recent Rogue One and IP man actor Donnie Yen.
Jackie
Chan tells the audience: "The country is good, the people are good,
everyone will be good. Everyone fight for the Chinese dream, only then
can you get the dream to come true. The power of the Chinese dream."
The video starts out with patriotic music
before saying: 'The Chinese dream is an international dream, people's
dream, everyone's dream.'
Chinese actress Li Bingbing can be heard saying: "No matter what you do, as long as you respect the country, our society, our nation and our family, you are helping us to realise the Chinese dream."
A cinema employee in Beijing stated: "Many came late for the movie just to avoid the short video and others complained about the video after watching the movie."
Many people have commented on the video on Chinese site Weibo. One user said: "We must work hard together to create the Chinese dream!" While another wrote: "The Chinese dream is the dream of every Chinese person and we should encourage it."
Watch the Video Below
https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=o13201yh4ra&width=500&height=375&auto=0
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