Pains me to see Shanghai Fortress and Wandering Earth in the same list. WE was a masterpiece, written by int. acclaimed Liu Cixin. But SHF was a disaster. The director had to apologize to the public on Weibo for making such an awful box office flop.https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1004423/chinese-director-says-hes-truly-sorry-for-sci-fi-flop …
Recent, good, popular movies from China that I've found illuminating about their culture, values, & goals: Netflix: Shanghai Fortress Wandering Earth Amazon: Operation Red Sea: https://amzn.to/3btMHkb Wolf Warrior: https://amzn.to/2WRFi99 Wolf Warrior 2: https://amzn.to/35YGcVa pic.twitter.com/mq5TVKW7hi
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Well I enjoyed it. But I'm a sucker for science fiction spectacle. YMMV.
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Liu Cixin who wrote Wandering Earth, wrote also Three Body Problem trilogy. Worth reading because: 1. it's a top grade hard sci-fi 2. it's fun 3. might be an allegory of China relations with the world
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Yeah, I enjoyed those, particularly the footnotes about the Cultural Revolution (surprisingly). I saw the trailer for the Wandering Earth and never watched it (couldn't possibly suspend disbelief).
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Don't forget Chinese comedy. Stephen Chow's made Journey to the West, Kung Fu Hustle, Love on Delivery and A Chinese Odyssey, just to name a few.
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They probably learn form Hollywood
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