"I'm afraid that such a movie will be difficult to pass the review, and if it is seriously deleted, the artistry of the film may not be guaranteed." Gong Li said worriedly.

The censorship situation in Hong Kong is endless, but how strict the censorship system is in the mainland, Gong Li, who has starred in three movies as a student of acting, still knows something, and even films like the last emperor and red sorghum have been cut when they are released, not to mention the silent lamb.

"Well, that's right, it's really not easy for such a film to pass the review." Qiao Feng nodded.

Before the Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, the Hong Kong government's regulations on film regulation were quite lax, and as I took power on the mainland, relations between China and Hong Kong gradually became strained.

In 1953, the Hong Kong government ordered the expulsion of more than 20 leftist filmmakers, which led to the enactment of a more stringent censorship ordinance under the leadership of the Director of Information for Government Propaganda and Information Affairs, which became institutionalized.

However, at this time, the electrical inspection work was only carried out under the "executive order", and there was no formal legal basis, that is, the rule of man rather than the legal system, which is actually quite ironic in talking about democratic Hong Kong.

As a result, the Hong Kong government often bans films that may anger our party out of concern for its relationship with Chinese mainland. For example, Tang Shuxuan's "Goodbye China" produced in Hong Kong in 1973 was banned because of its depiction of literary and intellectual youths fleeing to Hong Kong, and Bai Jingrui's Taiwanese film "The Land of the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven" was suddenly banned by the Hong Kong government after it was officially released in Hong Kong one day after it was officially released in 1981.

In general, at this time, the Hong Kong Inspection Office is actually similar to the big scissors that have been implemented in China, that is, the movie is on par with political correctness, not that your movie is good, you have to meet the three views, and it will not cause any unnecessary impact.

Although it is not as strict as the big scissors in the mainland, it is not easy to pass the review of the film that is too bloody and explicit in Hong Kong, and it has always been the focus and deletion object of the electrical inspection department.

"However, although it is difficult to pass the trial with the current censorship system, it is not long before the Hong Kong government will introduce a new film censorship system, and when the time comes, this movie will definitely be fine." Qiao Feng said.

Gong Li blinked his eyes, puzzled why Qiao Feng was so sure and said so.

"You haven't been in Hong Kong for long, so I don't know, in fact, the previous film censorship system was illegal, and it was carried out without a legal basis." Qiao Feng explained.

"Ah, how is that possible." Gong Li covered his mouth and exclaimed.

"There is nothing impossible, of course, everyone has never thought about it, until the English "Asian Wall Street Journal" publicly revealed this secret in March last year, and everyone knew that the film censorship system that had been followed for so many years was actually illegal, which caused a lot of shock and sensation at the time. Qiao Feng continued to explain.

"After the report came out, the Executive Bureau and the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Government quickly set up a task force to deliberate on the newly drafted "Film Censorship Bill".

"Hey, I don't know when there will be a reasonable film censorship system in China." Gong Li said with some envy.

She has a lot of knowledge of the film censorship system in Europe and the United States, and many countries in Europe and the United States have mature film censorship rating systems, such as the United States, which divides films into five levels according to age groups, g, pg, pg13, r, nc17.

G level is the general level, PG is the counseling level, 13 is the special counseling level, especially children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by their parents.

These three levels are all considered to be the public level, and they are also the level that ordinary movies most like to strive for.

The remaining R level is restricted, and viewers under the age of 17 are required to be accompanied by a parent or adult, and the NC-17 level is prohibited from viewing by viewers aged 17 and below.

However, in most countries, such a film classification system has no legal effect, but it is binding within the industry, and only serves as a reminder to the audience, leaving the choice to the audience, and the audience will protect themselves.

With the system can be relied on, the people who make the movie naturally have a more relaxed environment to make the movie they want to make, if you want to make the first three levels, then reduce the exposure in the movie, love, gore and so on, if it is heavy, love, then let go of the production, anyway, there are special groups of people.

This is naturally a very good system for filmmakers, but in Qiao Feng's opinion, let alone now, even in the future, it is impossible for the mainland to open up film censorship and engage in any classification system.

Because if there is a system, doesn't it tell everyone that there is a system to rely on, so what if someone makes a movie that echoes the classification of the system, but the state does not allow it to be released for various reasons? Can you slap yourself in the face? This is certainly impossible.

The mainland will not let this situation occur, and the right to cultural propaganda will definitely be firmly in the hands of the state, so that it can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and whether the film is good or not is decided by those in power, rather than by the system.

This has disadvantages, but it also has advantages, after all, many issues and politics are very sensitive, can do but not say, have the absolute right to censorship, for those who seem to have no problem, but for some reasons such as political reasons, do not want to let the film be released, then just find an excuse to call back, or cut it with big scissors.

In the original time and space, film and television censorship has always been a hot topic in society, and it will pop up at both ends in three days. When it comes to censorship, the next topic is grading. These two issues seem to be the same problem to some extent, and many people in the industry, such as some directors and the like, often call for a film classification system to replace film censorship, but there has been no follow-up.

In Qiao Feng's view, this is very understandable, and it is normal not to engage in grading, because no matter how enlightened and diverse the minds of ordinary Chinese people have become.

But the country still has a top-down system of cultural and ideological unity. This system makes it almost impossible to implement a hierarchical system in China.