‘Harry Potter’ Not On Horror Products Ban List in China
China’s top press and media watchdog on Monday said fantasy films such as the “Harry Potter” series are not included in its recent nationwide sales ban on horror audio and video products.
Traditional Chinese myths, fantasy and science fiction stories are “fundamentally different” from the definition of horror videos, which usually “involve alien-looking characters and fictional story telling, both specifically for the sole purpose of terror,” the Beijing Times reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed official with the General Administration of Press and Publications.
Chinese classics like “Journey to the West,” “The God’s Story” and “Erotic Ghost Story” have made remarkable achievements in terms of literature, art and ideology while films such as the Harry Potter series can also help inspire imagination and creativity among children and teenagers, the report said. Read the rest of this entry
