{"id":139788,"date":"2020-12-08T21:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/monster-hunter-director-apologizes-controversial-scene\/"},"modified":"2020-12-08T21:20:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:20:43","slug":"monster-hunter-director-apologizes-for-controversial-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/monster-hunter-director-apologizes-for-controversial-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Director Apologizes for Controversial Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been a rough launch for\u00a0Monster Hunter<\/em>. The film won’t be in US theaters until the 18th, but it’s already hit Chinese theaters, for about a week. One particular scene caused a huge uproar with Chinese audiences, who accused the translated script of referencing a racist joke targeted at their ethnicity. Soon the backlash sprung up all over the internet, including review bombing<\/a> for both the film and the\u00a0Monster Hunter<\/em> games, culminating in Chinese theaters pulling the film for the time being. Now several cast members, as well as director Paul W.S. Anderson, have chimed in on the controversy.<\/p>\n

For those out of the loop, the original English version of the film contains a joke about one character’s Chinese ethnicity. The Chinese actor says “What kind of knees are these?” and the answer is “Chinese.” It’s a little groan-worthy, but the joke is fairly innocent overall, just a play on words due to the similar sound at the end of both words. In the Chinese localization however, the subtitles read “\u819d\u4e0b\u6709\u9ec4\u91d1” which changed the meaning slightly. The new translation sparked outrage due to its similarity to a racist idiom<\/a>\u00a0that was commonly used against immigrants of Asian, particularly Chinese, descent.<\/p>\n

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After news came that the studio would be pulling the scene due to the controversy<\/a>, Anderson provided a statement to Deadline clarifying why:\u00a0\u201cI am absolutely devastated that a line from our movie,\u00a0Monster Hunter<\/em>, has offended some audience members in\u00a0China.\u00a0I apologize for any anxiety or upset that this line and its interpretation caused.\u00a0Monster Hunter<\/em>\u00a0was made as fun entertainment and I am mortified that anything within it has caused unintentional offense. We have respectfully removed the line from the movie.”<\/p>\n

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Similar\u00a0regrets were expressed\u00a0by\u00a0Jin Au-Yeung, whose character spoke the original lines. On Instagram, he wrote:\u00a0\u201cI felt a need to address this situation because what is at stake is not my career but something even more dear to my heart \u2014 my roots. I\u2019ve spent the last 20 years using my platform to embrace and be a positive voice for my community. I am and will always be proud of my heritage.\u201d Whatever happened to cause the translation mix-up, it does seem to have been an unfortunate misunderstanding, and hopefully the film will be able to re-open in China with a version that more accurately reflects the creator’s intentions.<\/p>\n

Monster Hunter<\/em><\/strong> will be available in the US on December 18th, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Source: Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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