Chinese film, television, music
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I was wondering if any of you guys could give me some recommendations for good Chinese films (by good I mean not too cheesy or too propagandizing).
Big Fish and Begonia (animation) -- Chinese Ghibli, modern classic
The Legend of Hei (animation) -- quirky little known work
Upstream -- harsh look at gig economy, brutally realistic start
Crazy Alien -- absolutely fucking insane. You have to fucking see it to believe it (the copy I saw had all the four letter words from the insane American characters)
Better Days -- brutal story on bullying, great performances was Oscar nominee
Black Dog -- art film, dark and funny that looked into rural life
The 800 -- my war film recommendation
Also not a film, but if you are into hard sci-fi, you can try Three-Body / 三体 (by Tencent) series, based on the novel of the same name. Just don't watch the Netflix American version (3 Body Problem) first.
Both Chinese (Tencent) and American versions are available on Netflix I think.
Both Chinese (Tencent) and American versions are available on Netflix I think.
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In fact, don't watch the American 3 Body at all. It is unwatchable; comparable to the M Night Shyamalan version of Avatar.
It’s complete cultural appropriation. Dumb and Dumber were not content with ruining Game of Thrones ending after all.
