"Zhao Wei's portrayal of Sun Shangxiang in the movie 'Red Cliff' has been uglified, the media is too unethical."

The first part of John Woo's epic "Red Cliff" is about to premiere nationwide on July 10. Recently, trailers and posters for the film have been gradually exposed online. Lin Chi-ling, who faced doubts before, has received positive reviews from netizens, who praised her elegant appearance and endearing demeanor. However, Zhao Wei's portrayal of Sun Shangxiang has received harsh criticism. Netizens criticized her costume as being too rustic and her acting as subpar. Some even specifically posted a thread calling for everyone to sign collectively, demanding that Wu Yusen remove Sun Shangxiang's scenes from the second part of "Red Cliff." A news article titled "Sun Shangxiang's Costume Criticized as Too Ugly, Netizens Demand Zhao Wei's Scenes Be Deleted" circulated online.

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Some netizens based their opinions on that news report (the news titled "Sun Shangxiang’s Costume Criticized as Too Ugly, Netizens Demand Zhao Wei’s Scenes Be Deleted"). The criticism of Zhao Wei's costume ugliness was said to come from the news of the "Exposure of Eight Costumes in Red Cliff." I personally verified this source of the exposure of eight costumes in Red Cliff news on Sina's Red Cliff special page. There were roughly hundreds of comments on the Sina special page. I went through the comments page by page, and there was absolutely no one saying Zhao Wei's costume was ugly!!!! There was none..!!! Also, there were no harsh words criticizing Zhao Wei's costume or acting. Additionally, the so-called forum post of "Netizens Criticizing Zhao Wei's Costume, Signing Petitions to Eliminate Sun Shangxiang's Role" does not exist. Therefore, it would be impossible for it to have dozens of pages of replies.

I don't know which unethical journalist fabricated the news titled "Sun Shangxiang’s Costume Criticized as Too Ugly, Netizens Demand Zhao Wei’s Scenes Be Deleted (with pictures)." This claim has no basis.

Conclusion:

After checking according to this news, (this news titled "Sun Shangxiang’s Costume Criticized as Too Ugly, Netizens Demand Zhao Wei’s Scenes Be Deleted" appeared on around ten websites. It is very likely to be a press release. Most places did not cause any significant reaction, except for Tencent, which caused some individuals' negative reviews of Zhao Wei due to the use of QQ pop-up boxes and their own behind-the-scenes operations spreading rumors. All the negative reviews only appear on Tencent.

Film Party Explanation:

The reporter found a responsible person from the "Red Cliff" production team. He stated that he had not seen these posts, but after hearing the reporter's recounting, he expressed: "The views of netizens are too extreme. Trailers and posters are after all just a small part of the movie, and through these things, one cannot fully understand the character of Sun Shangxiang. I believe that after everyone watches the movie, they will like this character." Regarding the matter of netizens demanding that the second part of "Red Cliff" cancel Sun Shangxiang's scenes, this responsible person said, "This is too hasty; at least people should watch the movie before speaking." Currently, the final poster of this movie has not been released yet, and what is circulating online is merely media hype.

The real original version of Zhao Wei's Sun Shangxiang costume picture: http://xbk.3c800.com/attachment.aspx?attachmentid=175

The processed Zhao Wei's Sun Shangxiang costume picture: http://img1.qq.com/ent/pics/9460/9460875.jpg

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