Posted on 04/20/2009 11:25:07 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Jackie Chan 'control' comments criticised in China
Mon Apr 20, 10:43 am ET
BEIJING, April 20, 2009 (AFP) – Comments made by Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan that Chinese people "need to be controlled," drew criticism in China's press as it belatedly reported his views on Monday.
Chan, best-known for his martial-arts comedies, told an annual meeting of governments and business leaders on Saturday that China should be wary of allowing too many freedoms.
"I don't know whether it is better to have freedom or to have no freedom," numerous mainland news websites quoted Chan as saying at the Boao Forum for Asia.
"With too much freedom ... it can get very chaotic, could end up like in Hong Kong or like in Taiwan... I'm gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled."
The remarks drew wide comment in the state media, with commentaries criticising Chan for a lack of knowledge of China's current situation.
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I raised the issue of Jackie's pro-Chicom behaviors before Beijing Olympics, and some diehard Jackie fan at FR got irate. However, Jackie now managed to confirm it in such a clear-cut manner that I expect no more angry response on this issue.
Ping!
Apparently, some angry Chinese Internet users suggested that they should send him to N. Korea, according to some S. Korean news reports.
I’m not the die hard Jackie fan, but I love his work.
Pity he went the way he did politically.
This is a shame, as I enjoy his movies. His statement, however, is easily answered. Simply place Jackie in an 8'x6' cell and see if he prefers the cell to his lifestyle outside of prison. If he's happier in the cell, leave him there. Case closed.
To clarify, he means that OTHER PEOPLE’S freedoms should be curtailed. He doesn’t mean his freedoms.
Of course they do, stupidly they do not realize that since they don’t have the brain to actually innovate and survive in a world that requires the use of their brains, not feelings.
“Most rich entertainers really don’t like the masses.”
They like to forget their origins.
Am I the only one who suspects that Mr. Chan was attempting to engage in some tongue-in-cheek sarcasm?
There is a particular gene that switches the brain on or off in a unique way. In the off position, one is uninhibited and will act out the most amusing and interesting skits, In the off position, it also cuts off any logic in the circuitry. These are the A Grade actors. All actors who could think were at best B Grade.
I met many Chinese in the mainland, including some who had studied in the US, who basically said the same thing as Jackie Chan. And they always seem to cite Sun Yat-Sen about how the Chinese masses are like a pile of loose sand. I always responded, citing Chairman Mao, that a journey of ten thousand miles starts with a single step, so that if they got started, I’m sure the Chinese people could get used to working within a framework of democracy and human rights, as other Confucian background societies like Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, etc. have been doing.
Neither do politicians.
I think a truly republican (not democratic, communist, or fascist) or libertarian Chinese Republic would be the greatest force for good this world has ever seen...
I suspect this will endure him to the Hollywood elite( that’s what they think of us)but I won’t be going to any more of his movies. Although I admit I very rarely go to anything but dollar movies any way. In the Hollywood world one is smarter playing the role than actually doing anything.
I find myself wondering if Chan actually meant what he said or was purposely saying something naive to make the opposite point. It’s a pretty cleary way to illustrate the problem of liberty in China without actually criticizing it.
Jackie’s martial arts skill is excellent, but I don’t think he is all that politically savvy. In his own way, he tried to defend China.
“I find myself wondering if Chan actually meant what he said or was purposely saying something naive to make the opposite point...”
I too find myself wanting to make excuses for Jackie Chan, because he seems like such a great guy, and is such an enormous talent in martial arts physical comedy. I simply can’t help but still like him, even though what he said was simply atrocious. If he did mean what he said, I’m hoping he will rethink his position; I would guess that he’s just going with the flow because he does a lot of work in China, and hasn’t thought about this very deeply.
LOL...after living here on Taiwan for 5 years I’d say there is more than a grain of truth in his comment.
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I wonder Jackie if realizes that all his many millions of dollars have come from making movies in DEMOCRATIC places.
What a pity...
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