Pooh has a history of censorship by the Chinese
There’s a history here between Pooh Bear and the Communist Chinese leadership. The hostility toward the animated lovable bear and the commies spilled over into the movie release of the new Pooh movie, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” Censorship is a way for officials to control the Chinese people.
Granted, the new Pooh movie sounds like garbage, at least to me. It’s a slasher movie. Sweet little Piglet stars in the movie, too. I have no doubt there is a market for the movie. The Chinese public won’t see it, though.
Film distributor VII Pillars Entertainment announced with “great regret” on Tuesday that the film’s Thursday release in Hong Kong and the neighboring Chinese territory of Macau had been canceled, without giving a reason.
“We are incredibly sorry for the disappointment and inconvenience,” it said in a Facebook post.
Earlier, the distributor had listed 30 movie theaters around Hong Kong where the film was set to be screened.
