The Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video has restored the original ending to the film Fight Club after it amended the Chinese edition to tell viewers police had “rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals”, prompting a widespread backlash.
Over the weekend the original ending was restored, according to domestic social media film accounts.
Censorship or banning of foreign films in China is common, but the wholesale reversal of Fight Club’s ending drew shock and mirth.
The changes came to light after viewers in China who had seen the original watched the locally available edition.