No buildings were harmed in this new ending. Everyone knows how Fight Club ends. The cult classic ends with the Narrator (Edward Norton) killing his split personality Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), and watching the buildings outside the windows explode and collapse as he holds hands with Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter). It’s an iconic ending that makes all of us realize we might all be in a weird place in our lives while giving us a sense of strange hope. But in China, the film’s new online release is getting a new ending. The Chinese streaming site, Tencent Video, removed the entire explosion scene, and viewers are told that the state successfully busted Tyler’s plan to destroy the world. The captions state: “Through a clue provided by Tyler, the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 28 January, 2022