A Chinese military official is claiming that “Pacific Rim” is just the latest example of American propaganda, warning citizens that they need to be more vigilant in dealing with the brainwashing effect these films have on Chinese people.
In a scathing op-ed published in the Chinese military-sanctioned paper PLA Daily, which was picked up by nearly every state media publication in the country, People’s Liberation Army member Zhang Xieli writes that “Pacific Rim” makes a deliberate “mockery of China’s image and conduct,” citing its depiction of Chinese people eating and making things out of the Kaiju as a prime example.
“Hollywood has always been the best American propaganda machine,” Zhang writes, adding that “Pacific Rim” is more evidence of Americans depicting themselves “sav[ing] the world by playing the part of world police.” The film also smacks of imperialism, Zhang claims, by not-so-subtly referencing “the real-life U.S.-Japan alliance.”
Zhang also lumps several other movies in with “Pacific Rim,” including the James Bond series and, oddly enough, “Ice Age,” saying that all these films “disseminate the U.S. value system and global world strategy.”
Perhaps most ironic, though, is that while Zhang urges his fellow military men to steel themselves against these films’ message — “Soldiers should sharpen their eyes and enforce a ‘firewall’ to avoid ideological erosion when watching American movies. More importantly, they should strengthen their combat capability to safeguard national security and interests,” he writes — he makes no mention of the fact that “Pacific Rim” had to be approved by Chinese state officials to be shown in the country at all. Every film that is not made in or commissioned by China must face government scrutiny before getting the green light to premiere in the country.
Regardless of Zhang’s warnings, “Pacific Rim” is doing gangbusters business in China, raking in over $100 million in the country after debuting to a record-breaking opening weekend haul of $9 million in July. Then again, based on those numbers, maybe moviegoers have been brainwashed after all
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What I find very funny as that this is not something new, of course it’s americanization..look at the McDonalds, KFC everywhere here in China. US Entertainment has been full of “YEH We’re number 1 !! we saved the world” probably as long as China Cinema has been full of Japanese soldiers dying horrible deaths. It seems more a fight to save the Chinese people from western ideology, with a propaganda war but really that boat has sailed and so far neither are winning.
Source: https://news.moviefone.com/2013/08/27/pacific-rim-china
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据悉，第二届创投季将全面升级，除了继续“严守类型创作规律、新人孵化扶持”的宗旨外，还将引入“著名导演导师团”对参与者进行指导，并邀请电影界明星参与到类型短片的拍摄中。同时，创投季也与美国圣丹斯电影节达成了联手合作，进一步拓宽了电影创投季的覆盖领域。
主办方介绍称，上届“类型短片创投季”制作的两部短片《蹦蹦侠》、《宅急丢》已经成功晋级主办方提供的“长片孵化项目”，目前已分别完成剧本创作。黑色喜剧短片《盲》的青年导演周劼因为在上届的优异表现，将有机会执导首部数字电影长片《私房钱》，并由凭借《特殊交易》获得“最值得推介女演员”的银雪主演。
中国电影导演协会会长李少红称，“我们在第一届活动中发现不少好的青年导演，他们有很多好的创意，但当把这些创意转化为实际的时候，就出现了很多困难和问题，于是我们就帮助他们解决这些问题。”据了解，第二届创投季将邀请多位知名导演组成“梦想导师团”，对入围新人进行手把手辅导和指导，以加大活动扶持的力度和效率。
形象大使黄晓明也来到了现场，当日他刚从吴宇森导演的《太平轮》片场赶来。黄晓明对第二届创投季表达了支持，他说，“去年我担任形象大使，可惜拍戏中摔断了腿，没有过多参与到活动当中。这次我会亲自操刀至少一部电影类型短片的创作和制作。”除了《太平轮》之外，黄晓明最近还参与了李芳芳导演的《无问西东》，与章子怡、王力宏等合作。
另外，第二届创投季将与美国圣丹斯电影节展开合作，包括一揽子基于电影文化交流、青年电影人才培养的具体计划，如在圣丹斯电影节设立“圣丹斯·中国电影频道”大奖，用于奖励初次执导长片的中国青年导演等。
Source: https://news.mtime.com/2013/08/27/1516999.html
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