{"id":37995,"date":"2009-04-28T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=37995"},"modified":"2009-04-28T11:00:50","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T18:00:50","slug":"film-on-nanjing-massacre-a-big-hit-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/04\/film-on-nanjing-massacre-a-big-hit-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Film on Nanjing Massacre a Big Hit in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/chinajournal\/2009\/04\/28\/film-on-nanjing-massacre-a-big-hit-in-china\/\">The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s China Journal blog<\/a> has translated some netizens&#8217; reactions to the new film &#8220;Nanking! Nanking!&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThe film has provoked intense reactions from the audience, and China\u2019s Internet forums are packed with discussions about it \u2014 the popular social networking site Douban.com already carries over 1,500 audience reviews of the movie. Opinions regarding the movie, however, appear sharply divided. While many applaud it for its \u201cunique way of story-telling\u201d and showing \u201cthe power of truth,\u201d others criticized it for \u201cexcessive shots of rape scenes\u201d and \u201cattempting to beautify the Japanese invaders.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See videos about the movie <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/04\/video-news-nanking%EF%BC%81nanking%EF%BC%81%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%AC%EF%BC%81%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%AC%EF%BC%81%EF%BC%89\/\">here<\/a>, via CDT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.china.org.cn\/culture\/2009-04\/28\/content_17689735.htm\">China Daily also reports<\/a> on the movie&#8217;s successful box office sales:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThanks to nationwide promo efforts by cast members, ticket sales have exploded not only in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but in other regions as well. Moviegoers had to queue up for tickets over the past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets may be sold out during prime time showings at any of Beijing&#8217;s cinemas due to the film&#8217;s unexpectedly high ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>Total sales might exceed 100 million yuan &#8211; a box office milestone in China &#8211; within a few days, according to film industry insiders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s China Journal blog has translated some netizens&#8217; reactions to the new film &#8220;Nanking! Nanking!&#8221;: The film has provoked intense reactions from the audience, and China\u2019s Internet forums are packed with discussions about it \u2014 the popular social networking site Douban.com already carries over 1,500 audience reviews of the movie. 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