The "Film Industry Promotion Law" is embarrassing again

Even those who complain about "Alien Awakening" have many problems, they can't deny that the audio-visual effects and thrilling look and feel of the movie are still remarkable, and there are not a few people who shouted that they were scared. In mainland theaters, Hollywood R-rated films such as "Alien Awakening" are no longer a rarity, but they are still very rare when they are released without cuts.

From this point of view, the introduction and release of "Alien Awakening" is really a breakthrough in China, and it also makes the "Film Industry Promotion Law" a little embarrassing. Because Article 20 of the "Film Industry Promotion Law" states, "If the movie screening may cause physical or psychological discomfort to minors and other audiences, a warning should be given." However, this "should" in reality does not seem to have Get enough execution. Many people reported that there were even unwary parents taking their children to watch "Alien Awakening" in the theater. As a result, the children were naturally frightened and cried loudly, which seemed to be "caused by physical or psychological discomfort".

This situation is reminiscent of another R-rated film "Wolverine 3" that was introduced and released. Before the release of "Wolverine 3", the theater and online ticketing platform gave "movie watching tips", which once led everyone to speculate that the move was While paving the way for the classification system, such "watching reminders" disappeared soon after, and Zhang Hongsen, director of the film bureau, also blocked the possibility of the classification system.

Whether it is "Wolverine 3", which once gave "watching tips", or "Alien Awakening", which did not give any tips this time, it is difficult to say whether it is right or wrong. What is the reason?

The content of Article 20 of the "Film Industry Promotion Law" is relatively general, and it lacks corresponding evaluation standards, detailed implementation rules or judicial interpretations. How to define "physical or psychological discomfort"? How is the scale of "likely to cause" determined? Who should be the subject of "reminders", is it the exhibitor, the distributor, or the producer?

From this point of view, is the release of "Alien Awakening" a small test for the "Film Industry Promotion Law"? And such tests will follow. The new movie "Alien: Covenant" in the "Alien" series is also an R-rated film in North America, and it will meet domestic audiences next month. This movie is said to be even scarier than "The Awakening of the Stars", but it lacks the luck of "The Awakening of the Stars", and a lot of content has been deleted.

However, next time, "Alien: Covenant" will probably not give the so-called "hint", and the "Film Industry Promotion Law" will face the embarrassment of implementation.

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