'Red Dawn' Tweaked to Please China
'Red Dawn' Tweaked to Please China
Monday, 21 Mar 2011 08:04 AM
By James Hirsen
The government of China routinely stifles dissent, imposes censorship, and engages in human rights violations. But despite the oppressive environment and hardship that the Chinese government has created, the Chinese people have somehow managed to develop a healthy appetite for Western cinema, and the Chinese market is a huge one.
Hollywood, being the big biz that it is, must always be concerned with the bottom line, and that means getting the most profits it can for its products.
Consequently, one Hollywood studio has seen fit to significantly alter its remake of the 1984 Cold War cult classic, “Red Dawn.â€