Usually, they only censor the explicit content. But this is the first time that AI tools were used to directly alter the content of the original film.

By the way, the film has been withdrawn from a wide release in China after receiving too many complaints.

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[–] Sasuke@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As somewhat of a BL gourmand, I was under the impression that they must've been relaxing the censorship around LGBT content lately, but I guess maybe they get around it by not releasing their shows on Chinese platforms? Either way, some of the most popular BLs this year have been Chinese, including the world's first live-action Omegaverse BL (and yes, the boys do get pregnant!).

[–] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Web series usually don’t go through censorship, otherwise the poor staff in the department would be completely overwhelmed lol. It’s mostly release on movie theaters and public television channels that require the proper license and censorship approval.

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

how would one go about getting uncensored versions of cinema-release films? do they have to go through western platforms and torrents or does china have its own more-or-less widely-used websites?

[–] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Through pirating lol. It’s extremely easy to access pirated films complete with fan-made subtitles on the internet. People go to cinema to enjoy the atmosphere in the theater.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

The world's first live action Omegaverse BL was Star Trek The Original Series Season 2, Episode 1 "Amok Time." Unfortunately neither boy got pregnant in that one.