How foreigners view Chinese movies
IN the first quarter of 2018, China’s box office overtook North America for the first time to become the biggest in the world. What do foreigners think of Chinese films? Readers share their opinions.
JJ-Sydney-OZ (Australia)
“CCTV [channel] has several great Chinese historical drama serials such as The Great Qin Empire. I thoroughly enjoy the series and am looking forward for the third installment. Such TV series perhaps could have English/Western language subtitles or dubbing (very difficult, with many Chinese sayings that have no equivalent in English) for western markets.”
Tomahawk (US)
“I live in the United States and absolutely love watching Chinese actors and actresses in movies. Seeing performances from actresses like Zhang Ziyi in the movies The Road Home, Memoirs of a Geisha and Dangerous Liaisons are why I keep watching. I think the main problem we have here in the USA is that most of us here have not been disciplined enough in our lives to become bilingual. Or if we are, it is more common in our public school system to learn French or Spanish as a second language. Unfortunately Mandarin or Cantonese was never an option. China now has a great chance to share with the world the beauty of its people and its culture. I hope Chinese people continue to prosper, so we can all be blessed to see actors like Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li grace movie screens here in America. In the meantime, I will continue to watch with subtitles.”