CANBERRA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian MPs have on Friday expressed their condolences at news of the death of British Labor MP Jo Cox, who was slain on a West Yorkshire street overnight (Australian time).
Many high-profile Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, expressed their horror at the news that the 41-year-old was gunned down and stabbed in the street, with many, including Turnbull, labeling the murder a "hate crime".
"(I am) deeply shocked by the murder of UK MP Jo Cox. Our condolences, prayers and solidarity are with her family and the people of the UK," Turnbull said on social media on Friday.
Cox was shot on a street in her West Yorkshire seat of Bately and Spen by a man who was said to have shouted "put Britain first" before the killing. Cox was a well-known advocate of Britain staying in the EU, with the nation's crucial Brexit referendum set to take place on June 23.
Opposition Leader and the head of Australia's equivalent Labor Party, Bill Shorten, also denounced the murder as a "shocking hate crime", but said it shouldn't deter politicians from continuing their hard work in the community.
"I don't feel scared in public spaces at all," Shorten told the press, "I like people and I would not let a tiny proportion of idiot discourage us from doing our job."
The government's Leader of the House, Christopher Pyne said the ordeal was a "tragedy beyond imagination" for such a young person to be killed in the name of their work.
He added that it would be a shame if politicians in democracies such as in Britain and Australia felt the need to avoid public appearances and disconnect from the community in the wake of the shooting.
"One of the great strengths of Australian and British politics is the approachability of MPs, and candidates for that matter," Pyne said after offering his condolences.
"It would be a great tragedy if we changed that because of this sort of behavior."
Actress Ahn So-hee Roquan Smith Elite Jersey , who stars in Train to Busan, attends the premiere of the film in Seoul, South Korea on July 12. Photo: IC
Zombies are not an unfamiliar subject for Chinese audiences thanks to years of depiction in Western films and TV series. So it's no surprise that a recent South Korean zombie horror film, Train to Busan Khalil Mack Elite Jersey , has become a big hit among China's moviegoers. What is surprising, however, is how the film has caused Chinese to reflect on the failure of their own films.
Released on August 7, Train to Busan is the first zombie apocalypse horror film in South Korea and probably all of Southeast Asia.
Played by renowned South Korean actor Gong Yoo Eddie Goldman Jersey , fund manager Seok Woo is on a train taking his estranged daughter to his ex-wife in Busan. Of course since this is a zombie movie, an infected girl sneaks onto the train at the last minute and quickly spreads her infection amongst the passengers.
The remaining passengers have to struggle to survive as the train continues barreling down the track.
Although not really anything new, Train to Busan set a record in its home country by becoming the first South Korean film in 2016 to sell more than 10 million tickets. It was also well-received in Taiwan and Hong Kong and many other regions and countries in Asia.
"Train to Busan broke the box office record of South Korean films in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and it broke the record for most illegal downloads of a South Korean film in Chinese mainland Cody Whitehair Jersey ," movie critic Dark Knight joked about the popularity of the film on Sina Weibo.
While Dark Knight posted this in jest, it does reveal that a large number of Chinese moviegoers have been finding all kinds of ways to watch the zombie-themed thriller, as this type of film would barely have a chance of making it past the censors and onto the silver screen in the mainland.
Left behind
"I've watched a fair share of zombie movies and TV shows, but none of them spoke to me like Train to Busan Leonard Floyd Jersey , because none of them felt real," movie fan Jin Lili told the Global Times.
Although she appreciated watching Brad Pitt fling himself onto a helicopter in World War Z, Jin had a hard time relating to the situation.
"But everybody can easily imagine what it must be like to be attacked on a train and having to make a choice between saving yourself at any cost or helping others… There's no single hero in this film, no dazzling god that saves the day Eddie Jackson Jersey , only ordinary people like you and me making choices in the face of a crisis. And that's what I love about this film," Jin said of Train to Busan.
Fighting fast-running zombies with just a baseball bat and bare fists instead of using guns or powerful weapons is far more relatable for most Chinese moviegoers. The touching relationship between the families in the film, a father and daughter, siblings Tarik Cohen Jersey , a husband and wife and even young couples, also earned quite a lot tears from audiences in China.
But what captured the attention of Chinese audiences the most was the feeling that South Korean films have left Chinese films far behind.
"On one hand, I felt that the film was really awesome, but on the other hand Mitchell Trubisky Jersey , I'm left worried that China's films falling further and further behind South Korean films," Luo Taotao commented on media review site douban.
"Over the years I have felt that Chinese films have been improving, but then I watched Train to Busan and I suddenly feel like we are 10 years behind."
Film envy
This is not the first time South Korean films have been well-received by Chinese moviegoers.
Courtroom drama The Attorney starring Song Kang-ho, based on a real crime case in South Korea Anthony Miller Jersey , was also a hit among Chinese moviegoers.
Train to Busan's Gong also appeared in Silenced, a film based on the true story of children with hearing impairments who were sexually assaulted by teachers at their school.