{"id":441459,"date":"2022-05-04T00:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T21:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sony-stands-up-to-chicoms-on-statue-of-liberty\/"},"modified":"2022-05-04T00:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T21:21:44","slug":"sony-stands-up-to-chicoms-on-statue-of-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sony-stands-up-to-chicoms-on-statue-of-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sony stands up to ChiComs on Statue of Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e08e4b4e99\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e08e4b4e99\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sony-stands-up-to-chicoms-on-statue-of-liberty\/#%E2%80%9CSony_stands_up_to_ChiComs_on_Statue_of_Liberty%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sony stands up to ChiComs on Statue of Liberty&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSony_stands_up_to_ChiComs_on_Statue_of_Liberty%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sony stands up to ChiComs on Statue of Liberty&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/spider-man.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>With great power comes great responsibility \u2014 a motto taken to heart by Sony recently, when it defied the demands of the Chinese Communist Party to delete the Statue of Liberty from \u201cSpider-Man: No Way Home\u201d ahead of its release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>arently, China\u2019s censors asked the Japanese entertainment giant if it could cut Lady Liberty from the film\u2019s ending, but was rebuffed given the prominence the statue plays in the film\u2019s climax, in which the three spidermen swing around one of the world\u2019s most identifiable markers of freedom whilst battling supervillians.<\/p>\n<p>Never one to take rejection well, China came back asking if the monument could be \u201cminimized. Specifically, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/the-chinese-had-one-note-on-spider-man\/\">Puck reported<\/a>, \u201cif Sony could cut a few of the more patriotic shots of [Tom] Holland standing atop the crown, dull the lighting so that Lady Liberty\u2019s visage wasn\u2019t so front-and-center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s refreshing to see such a massive company defending freedom, especially when such a move could threaten the purse strings: The previous two Holland \u201cSpider-Man\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> grossed $116 million and $200 million at the Chinese box office.<\/p>\n<p>And it isn\u2019t the first time Sony has stood up against China\u2019s censors; when Beijing asked director Quentin Tarantino to omit Bruce Lee\u2019s portrayal from \u201cOnce Upon A Time in Hollywood,\u201d and he refused, Sony backed him. China canceled the movie\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<p>Sony\u2019s leaders seem to realize that freedom hangs on slender threads, and that bowing to bullies for profit is a long-run loser. Good for them.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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