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Shanghai hits back at Tom Cruise film
24 May 2006
Shanghai authorities have hit out at the negative images of the city shown in Tom Cruise's new film Mission: Impossible III.
It was hoped that the film could act as a way to attract tourists to China, with about a fifth of the movie shot in the country. However, Shanghai's authorities have spoken out against images of poverty, reports Xinmin Evening News.
The province's administration claims that instead of Shanghai's skyscrapers and modern cityscape, Cruise appeared by side streets where rags and underwear were seen hanging up to dry.
The city's police force was also shown to be slow-moving and awkward in the film.
As a result the release of the film has been delayed in China and some parts of the action movie could be cut when it does hit the screens.
The coastal city of Shanghai is often the first stop for visitors to China. As well as the city's many modern skyscrapers such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower that stands 1,536 ft over the harbour - it is possible to find a more traditional side of Chinese life.
Ten miles from downtown Shanghai, Qibao is a historic town founded a thousand years ago - that has been preserved to show China's past, with temples, pagodas and a distillery.
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It was hoped that the film could act as a way to attract tourists to China, with about a fifth of the movie shot in the country. However, Shanghai's authorities have spoken out against images of poverty, reports Xinmin Evening News.
The province's administration claims that instead of Shanghai's skyscrapers and modern cityscape, Cruise appeared by side streets where rags and underwear were seen hanging up to dry.
The city's police force was also shown to be slow-moving and awkward in the film.
As a result the release of the film has been delayed in China and some parts of the action movie could be cut when it does hit the screens.
The coastal city of Shanghai is often the first stop for visitors to China. As well as the city's many modern skyscrapers such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower that stands 1,536 ft over the harbour - it is possible to find a more traditional side of Chinese life.
Ten miles from downtown Shanghai, Qibao is a historic town founded a thousand years ago - that has been preserved to show China's past, with temples, pagodas and a distillery.
© Adfero Ltd
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