* The Battle of Lake Changjin is China's most expensive film ever made at $200m
* It was commissioned by the government who had a hand in its production
* It aims to inspire love for China and the party and comes amid culture crackdown
The creators of the hit new James Bond film will have been left shaken and stirred by the news that they were trounced at the box office on their opening weekend by a Chinese war film commissioned by the Communist Party.
The Battle at Lake Changjin has raked in a whopping $203million, far eclipsing No Time To Die's $119million and Marvel's Venom: Let There Be Carnage which took receipts of $90.1million.
The three-hour epic revels in a rare Chinese victory over the US-led United Nations forces during the Korean War.
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WNU Editor: For the past year Beijing has gone all out to pump up Chinese nationalism and love of country. This movie is just a reflection of that policy.
7 comments:
Father and son will surely love to watch that movie.
In China, there is always a purpose for everything. This time, what is it?
There's a lot of scripts to choose from lol
/The prequel didn't go too well vs. India. The Chins got their asses kicked. Literally.
Boffo BO?
Ha ha! Give me M.A.S.H anyday.
Seething boomers lol
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