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| Chinese audiences laugh at Hollywood pandering in "The Martian" |
| 2015-12-07 |
| The other thing that amused me was the Chinese audience's reaction to the way China fit into the plot. [SPOILER ALERT!] Chinese audiences aren't dumb, and they know when they're being pandered to by Hollywood. In this case, the Chinese Space Agency's involvement in the rescue of Mark Watney was actually a part of the plot in the original book; it wasn't inserted by Hollywood in a bid to ensure box office success in China. But the way the scene was done, cutting to China out of nowhere, just felt so similar to the infamous Iron Man 3 scene (with the Chinese doctor and the Fan Bingbing nurse cameo), that as soon as the audience realized that China was about to save the day, they all laughed. They laughed! They weren't proud or appreciative, it was just an, "oh puh-leeeze, here we go again…" reaction. Thanks, Hollywood, you fuckface losers. Make the Chinese earn it, dammit. I'm pretty sure that's not the Chinese reaction the producers were going for; hopefully Hollywood gets better at this! |
| Posted by:Thraling Hupoluns2819 |
| #4 Well, at least it wasn't a Muslim Sharia Space Agency. That would be "fantasy," no? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-12-07 17:26 |
| #3 Well, it wasn't NASA. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-07 10:05 |
| #2 Well, at least it wasn't a Muslim Sharia Space Agency. That's spelled NASA, according to The One. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-12-07 09:53 |
| #1 Well, at least it wasn't a Muslim Sharia Space Agency. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-12-07 03:42 |