There are no onscreen English credits, as if no one expected anyone outside the People’s Republic to watch.Ĭast: Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, Hu Jun, Zhang Hanyuĭirectors: Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Dante Lam Reported to have a Marvel-size $200 million budget, the film ticks all the boxes expected of a rousing slice of nationalist entertainment (it’s not even trying for soft power) that’s directed squarely at domestic Chinese audiences. 1 release timed for China’s National Day holiday, making it the biggest box office hit of 2021 in any market. The monster blockbuster has racked up nearly $900 million since its Oct.
Historical fact goes out the window in favor of propagandist myth-making in the Chinese war epic The Battle at Lake Changjin.