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Haiyun Wu

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How ‘Sacrifice’ is Making Old-School Patriotism Cool Again

Oct 27, 2020  /  Film  / 
The film, which has already made more than 350 million yuan domestically, draws from China’s cinematic past to tell a tale of heroism unburdened by doubts. Read More

‘Ne Zha’ and the History of a Good Story

Sep 4, 2019  /  Opinion  / 
What two “Ne Zha” adaptations, released 40 years apart, say about the state of Chinese storytelling. Read More

Bad Romance: Understanding China’s New-Look Traditionalists

Mar 18, 2019  /  Opinion  / 
From swarming unfaithful husbands to rewriting ‘Titanic,’ China’s ‘Three Outlooks Party’ is looking out for the country’s morals. Read More

Why Chinese Filmgoers Don’t Buy Hollywood’s Values Anymore

Apr 9, 2018  /  Opinion  / 
"Until about 10 years ago, in the absence of a well-articulated set of national and cultural values, Hollywood stories and the ethics they promoted were aspirational to many Chinese. But now, we’re tired of them. They strike us as conventional at best, irrelevant at worst." Read More

How Blockbuster War Movies Capture China’s Changing Nationalism

Aug 19, 2017  /  Opinion  / 
Now the country’s highest-grossing film ever, ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ merges Hollywood-style thrills with state-sanctioned patriotism. Read More

How ‘Little Fresh Meats’ Are Winning China Over

Dec 15, 2016  /  News  / 
The phrase “little fresh meat” has been around now for several years and refers to someone who is athletic, young, and handsome. Read More

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