Comments on: Big Films in Little China http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/big-films-in-little-china/ Little White Lies is a bi-monthly, independent movie magazine that features cutting edge writing, illustration and photography to get under the skin of cinema. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Graham Nguyen-Khoa http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/big-films-in-little-china/comment-page-1/#comment-18586 Graham Nguyen-Khoa Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:24:12 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=7430#comment-18586 Glad you enjoyed Founding. I haven't seen it yet and was worried it would just be propaganda. Perhaps I'll go and check it out now. What did you love about it? As for the blog's author and his reference to Transformers, I don't think he's comparing it to Founding, but rather saying that those are the only sort of Western films that the government authorises to be shown in the cinema here in China (where I'm writing from). I agree that it's good that the Chinese film industry is trying to producing something separate from Hollywood. But to say that all US films make you want to puke is perhaps a little strong, no? Glad you enjoyed Founding. I haven't seen it yet and was worried it would just be propaganda. Perhaps I'll go and check it out now. What did you love about it?

As for the blog's author and his reference to Transformers, I don't think he's comparing it to Founding, but rather saying that those are the only sort of Western films that the government authorises to be shown in the cinema here in China (where I'm writing from).

I agree that it's good that the Chinese film industry is trying to producing something separate from Hollywood. But to say that all US films make you want to puke is perhaps a little strong, no?

]]> By: Samuel Andrews http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/big-films-in-little-china/comment-page-1/#comment-18486 Samuel Andrews Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:47:08 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=7430#comment-18486 I loved 'Founding of the Republic' (and I am not Chinese as you can judge by my name). Golly, to compare it to such rubbish as ‘Transformers’! As for the 'shit storm' that Simon is alluding to, at least Chinese cinema is trying to produce something independent from Hollywood tradition, which (the Hollywood tradition) has indeed been the Shit Storm that lasted in the West for over a century. The only relief from it came from rare experimental Dutch/French/Latin American and mainly from USSR films. And about US political propaganda in Hollywood films don't even get me started on this. All films there are saturated with it, even the ones as inoffensive as 'Spiderman'. Every single one of them makes me want to puke. If this is the main outline of Simon Fowler's book on Chinese films ‘good luck’ with the ratings. I for one would not dream of touching it. I loved ‘Founding of the Republic’ (and I am not Chinese as you can judge by my name). Golly, to compare it to such rubbish as ‘Transformers’! As for the ‘shit storm’ that Simon is alluding to, at least Chinese cinema is trying to produce something independent from Hollywood tradition, which (the Hollywood tradition) has indeed been the Shit Storm that lasted in the West for over a century. The only relief from it came from rare experimental Dutch/French/Latin American and mainly from USSR films. And about US political propaganda in Hollywood films don’t even get me started on this. All films there are saturated with it, even the ones as inoffensive as ‘Spiderman’. Every single one of them makes me want to puke. If this is the main outline of Simon Fowler’s book on Chinese films ‘good luck’ with the ratings. I for one would not dream of touching it.

]]> By: Jeff Andrews http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/big-films-in-little-china/comment-page-1/#comment-18267 Jeff Andrews Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:40:23 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=7430#comment-18267 It certainly doesn't follow that propaganda films are necessarily bad cinema, as Battleship Potemkin proves. Also, you could argue that all films are 'politically' influenced, even if only subconsciously. All films are a product of their social/political milieu, so even the likes of Iron Man have something to say about America's attitude towards it military operations in the Middle East. It certainly doesn't follow that propaganda films are necessarily bad cinema, as Battleship Potemkin proves. Also, you could argue that all films are 'politically' influenced, even if only subconsciously. All films are a product of their social/political milieu, so even the likes of Iron Man have something to say about America's attitude towards it military operations in the Middle East.

]]> By: Graham Nguyen-Khoa http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/big-films-in-little-china/comment-page-1/#comment-18264 Graham Nguyen-Khoa Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:52:06 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=7430#comment-18264 Mao that's what I call blogging! Sorry. Anyhow, does anyone know if any of these films are actually any good, or are they all just pure propaganda? Does it always follow that nationalistic/politically influenced films are not worth watching? Mao that's what I call blogging! Sorry.

Anyhow, does anyone know if any of these films are actually any good, or are they all just pure propaganda? Does it always follow that nationalistic/politically influenced films are not worth watching?

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