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In China, people call the three-body TV series filmed by Netflix "the three-body problem filmed by the three-body man".

Not only because Netflix's crew completely distorted the spirit of the original novel, but also because "The Three-Body Man" is actually Liu Cixin's metaphor for Americans.

The first two parts of the "Three-Body Problem" series partly metaphorically represent China's efforts to fight against the bullying of the US Empire at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century.

Of course, this is a bit off topic here, so I won't continue.
What are you basing this on? Liu Cixin has explicitly said that it's not a metaphor for China-US relations.
 

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Since the THAAD thing, SK entertainment industry cannot tell the story about enter China market hence their estimate value shrinks.
So that US capital took the control easily, and of course the finance bro ask to lowering the cost.
Thus Hengdian + Taobao are dominating SK film industry, most of the production fee for sets and props are spent in China.
SK only got cast fee for themselves (excluding Hengdian's background actor fee)
That is exactly how multinational behemoths swallow up local industry.
But in this case, China and USA actually were competing on security issue in the East Asia however resulted in South Korea’s vibrant media industry has gradually come under the control of Chinese and American investors.
 

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What happened to Chinese language cinema? I feel like after the golden years of HK cinema, Chinese movies disaööeared into oblivion. I tried watching Wandering Earth and honestly didn‘t like it and I think it is also mirrored in IMDB ratings - 5.9. None of modern Chinese movies have the rawness of HK movies from early 20s and 90s and Korean thrillers.

CDramas seem to have imported the Kawaii culture from Japan which just makes the movie scream that it‘s a superficial garbage with no depth.
 

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What happened to Chinese language cinema? I feel like after the golden years of HK cinema, Chinese movies disaööeared into oblivion. I tried watching Wandering Earth and honestly didn‘t like it and I think it is also mirrored in IMDB ratings - 5.9. None of modern Chinese movies have the rawness of HK movies from early 20s and 90s and Korean thrillers.
Try this one:

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gk1713

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What happened to Chinese language cinema? I feel like after the golden years of HK cinema, Chinese movies disaööeared into oblivion. I tried watching Wandering Earth and honestly didn‘t like it and I think it is also mirrored in IMDB ratings - 5.9. None of modern Chinese movies have the rawness of HK movies from early 20s and 90s and Korean thrillers.

CDramas seem to have imported the Kawaii culture from Japan which just makes the movie scream that it‘s a superficial garbage with no depth.
The majority consumers reshape current cdrama, invisible hand is not on your side for now.
Since HK movie was killed by Hollywood and Kdrama is being killing by streaming media, Cdrama be not alike to them is not a bad thing.
 

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What happened to Chinese language cinema? I feel like after the golden years of HK cinema, Chinese movies disaööeared into oblivion. I tried watching Wandering Earth and honestly didn‘t like it and I think it is also mirrored in IMDB ratings - 5.9. None of modern Chinese movies have the rawness of HK movies from early 20s and 90s and Korean thrillers.

CDramas seem to have imported the Kawaii culture from Japan which just makes the movie scream that it‘s a superficial garbage with no depth.
Like it or not, censorship remains a problem with Chinese entertainment. The threat of it does suppress creativity, though lately it seems creators are becoming more bold. Still, film makers are channeled towards creating "safe" formulaic works over breaking boundaries - you're not going to see a lot of works that are "raw" because those tend to be the most dangerous from a censor perspective.

This is not necessarily a bad thing as entertainment is a vehicle for cultural values. But it does limit the global export market.
 

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CDramas seem to have imported the Kawaii culture from Japan which just makes the movie scream that it‘s a superficial garbage with no depth.
we don't care about your opinion.. sorry

you are completely unaware of current trend.

CDramas and Anime taking over market share in South East Asia. totally outclass KDramas and American shows.

C-drama fever sweeps Southeast Asia, with shows dominating screens and hearts​


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In Southeast Asia's video-on-demand market, Chinese TV series have surpassed American dramas to become the second most popular entertainment content for local users. In the field of free content, Chinese TV series have surpassed Korean dramas, and with a user share of 40%, they have become the audience's favorite category of film and television dramas." On the 3rd, Hou Xiaonan, CEO and President of China Literature Group, said at the "Leaders Summit" of the Asia Television Forum & Market (ATF) that in recent years, Chinese TV series have dominated the charts on many new media platforms in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, and the influence of Chinese dramas overseas is constantly increasing.

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series such as "Joy of Life Season 2," "Journey to the West," and "The Story of Roses" have successively topped the trending video platforms in the United States, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and other countries, sparking a wave of Chinese dramas overseas.

"Joy of Life Season 2" also ranked first on the July TV drama charts of Thai video platform MONOMAX. "Mo Yu Yun Jian" topped the daily charts on local Thai video platform TrueID, topped the Korean streaming platform MOA, and ranked second on Netflix Vietnam.

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uguduwa

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we don't care about your opinion.. sorry

you are completely unaware of current trend.

CDramas and Anime taking over market share in South East Asia. totally outclass KDramas and American shows.

C-drama fever sweeps Southeast Asia, with shows dominating screens and hearts​


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In Southeast Asia's video-on-demand market, Chinese TV series have surpassed American dramas to become the second most popular entertainment content for local users. In the field of free content, Chinese TV series have surpassed Korean dramas, and with a user share of 40%, they have become the audience's favorite category of film and television dramas." On the 3rd, Hou Xiaonan, CEO and President of China Literature Group, said at the "Leaders Summit" of the Asia Television Forum & Market (ATF) that in recent years, Chinese TV series have dominated the charts on many new media platforms in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, and the influence of Chinese dramas overseas is constantly increasing.

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series such as "Joy of Life Season 2," "Journey to the West," and "The Story of Roses" have successively topped the trending video platforms in the United States, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and other countries, sparking a wave of Chinese dramas overseas.

"Joy of Life Season 2" also ranked first on the July TV drama charts of Thai video platform MONOMAX. "Mo Yu Yun Jian" topped the daily charts on local Thai video platform TrueID, topped the Korean streaming platform MOA, and ranked second on Netflix Vietnam.

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Cool I guess. South East Asia is not a place famous for people with a good taste in TV shows. These kinds of TV shows are good to market to shallow people for mass consumption but they won‘t leave any mark.
 

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What happened to Chinese language cinema? I feel like after the golden years of HK cinema, Chinese movies disaööeared into oblivion. I tried watching Wandering Earth and honestly didn‘t like it and I think it is also mirrored in IMDB ratings - 5.9. None of modern Chinese movies have the rawness of HK movies from early 20s and 90s and Korean thrillers.

CDramas seem to have imported the Kawaii culture from Japan which just makes the movie scream that it‘s a superficial garbage with no depth.
There r some new really good donghuas, ofc if you like their genre that is.
 

gk1713

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Cool I guess. South East Asia is not a place famous for people with a good taste in TV shows. These kinds of TV shows are good to market to shallow people for mass consumption but they won‘t leave any mark.
Respect to your emphasize on art part of tv industry, but to survive is the priority.
Only state sponsor project or state-owned studio can put art quality at first, although the west always criticize it.
 
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