Minions: The Rise of Gru's ending changed in China. Here's why

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Ending changed

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Minions: The Rise of Gru's ending changed in China, 'bad guy' goes to prison instead of escaping

Criticised by viewers

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China aired an alternate ending to Minions: The Rise of Gru which is being criticised by viewers on the microblogging platform Weibo.

Censored the ending

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China has censored the ending of the animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru, the Despicable Me prequel, to deliver a message against crime.

Censorship's protests

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However, the censorship has not gone down well with the viewers who have been voicing their protests on the Chinese microblogging website Weibo.

The ending of Minions

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The ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru featured Gru riding off with his co-conspirator Wild Knuckles who successfully faked his death to avoid being captured. 

Chinese version

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As per Report, the ending of the Chinese version of the film said that Wild Knuckles was caught after a failed heist and locked up for 20 years. 

Chinese version

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This is in contradiction to not only Minions: The Rise of Gru but also the first film in the Despicable Me franchise which shows Gru having a change of heart and giving up crime after adopting three daughters.

Hashtag compain

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Weibo users criticised the change, and a hashtag referring to it garnered around 1.7 million views. 

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