Tag: Brief Intro

My Life as McDull 麦兜故事

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous lovely cartoon named "My Life as McDull".McDull is a cartoon pig character that is created in Hong Kong by Brian Tse (Xie Liwen) and drawn by Alice Mak (Mai Jiabi). The pig is ordinary in every way, yet it is just in such an ordinary character that the audiences see the reflection of themselves, their kids and people living around them. The series stories of McDull have exerted an amazing impact starting from the right beginning, and remarkable achievements have been made in the comic stories, film and their accessory products.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon卧虎藏龙

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a Chinese-language film in the wuxia martial arts style, released in 2000. A China-Hong Kong-Taiwan-United States co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen. The movie was based on the fourth novel in a pentalogy, known in China as the Crane-Iron Pentalogy, by wuxia novelist Wang Dulu. The martial arts and action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping, well known for his work in The Matrix and other films.

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Hero英雄

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Hero".Hero is a 2002 Chinese–Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC.

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Havoc in Heaven 大闹天宫

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "Havoc in Heaven".The film Uproar in Heaven (Da Nao Tiangong) is a lavish production of Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It is divided into two episodes, and was finished in 1961 and 1964 separately. Adapted from the first seven chapters of the masterpiece Journey to the West, the film is the best animated interpreter of the classic Chinese novel. It is directed by the reputed Wan Brothers, the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry. Wan Laiming, one of the directors, is the chief adaptor of the animated movie. The two-episode two-hour film took the dozens of animation creators four years to complete.

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The Wedding Banquet喜宴

Today let's take a brief introduction of a famous Chinese movie named "The Wedding Banquet".The Wedding Banquet, the first film that made Ang Lee known in the international film circle, won the Golden Bear Award at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival and Best Picture at the Golden Horse Award. The most remarkable feature of the film is the way it deals with the homosexual issue – with the family ethic concept and balanced view point that are unique to the Chinese. The social issue that bothers almost all those families finally finds a comic solution in the film. The way they deal with the homosexual issue is kind of oriental, which can be found similarities even in classical Chinese novels. However, the story takes place in the most prosperous and modern metropolis – New York, where tradition and modernity blend, and old and new concepts conflict and compromise. As the story goes on, Ang Lee reveals the perplex, helplessness and tolerance of a traditional Chinese family towards the impact of modern conception.

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