Hollywood’s Chinese conundrums
China’s box office is poised to become the world’s biggest. What does that mean for Hollywood—and America’s soft power?
HORDES OF INVADERS gallop into China, armed with sinister, supernatural powers. As they thunder towards the capital, it falls to a simple country girl to foil the attack. Over mountains and across deserts, dodging arrows and unleashing batteries of fireworks, in 115 action-packed minutes plucky Hua Mulan sees off the dastardly foreigners and brings honour to China.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Red carpet”
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