Chinese Censors Alter The Conclusion Of The Newest “Minions” Film

Social media users in China observed the finale of the popular animated feature “Minions: The Rise of Gru” had been changed by censors for its domestic distribution.

Some fans bemoan the alterations because the editing is another instance of how Chinese authorities have altered a well-known Hollywood film to make it more politically correct.

Weibo, a social media site akin to Twitter, has postings and screenshots from the film that claims the censors added an epilogue in which Wild Knuckles, a central figure in the heist film, was apprehended by the police and sentenced to 20 years in prison.#

Screenshots from the film revealed that Gru, a Wild Knuckles accomplice, “returned to his family” and that “his finest success is becoming the father to his three kids.”

The film’s two robber anti-heroes, Gru and Wild Knuckles ride out together in the international version after Wild Knuckles faked his own death to escape authorities’ grasp.

The update was criticised by many online commenters who claimed it looked like a PowerPoint presentation.

The Chinese version of the movie is one minute longer than the international version, and DuSir, an online movie reviewer with 14.4 million followers on Weibo, questioned why the extra minute was required.

A request for feedback made outside of regular business hours was not answered by the US distributor of the film, Universal Pictures.

The film’s distributors in China, Huaxia Film Distribution Co. and China Film Co., did not reply to a request for comment.

The number of foreign films that can be screened in domestic theatres is capped in China. A lot of Hollywood film that are screened in the nation leave out or change crucial sequences.

Some moviegoers have observed that alternate endings occasionally deviate greatly from the original.