Variety also suggests new Chinese sci-fi films will be encouraged to “highlight Chinese values, inherit Chinese culture and aesthetics, cultivate contemporary Chinese innovation”, “disseminate scientific thought” and “raise the spirit of scientists”. It’s that any local film-makers with futuristic concepts humming away in their subconscious will be so stymied in their creativity. A quick glance at the history of Hollywood sci-fi – both recent and past – perfectly highlights the issue. Given the way China has treated its own environmental activists, this one also looks like a no-no. We should certainly expect to see very different movies emerging than Hollywood has traditionally released.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2020 09:22 UTC