As a Chinese... the movie's way too Chinese for me

I'm neither Chinese, American or Russian, but I find odd how war obsessed americans are towards both russians and chinese, yet they have completely different approach to them. They demonise russians and suck up to chinese, as if if ultimate war breaks out, chinese would side with america against russia. Haha. Not gonna happen.

The chinese actress was absolutely terrible.

lol and mengnui moon milk... funny that it doesn't say "moon milk" in chinese on the carton. 

The tie-in to Chinese culture was meant to demonstrate the world "coming together" after the first war (1996). There are many other aspects of the movie which point in that direction but are more subtle; for instance if you look at the human fighters it's clear that they're designed as a cross between Russian and American fighters of today (sukhoy and f-22) with a bit of alien technology to tie it all together.

It's not meant to be pandering to the Chinese, it's just meant to reflect a world which is much more diverse and unified than the one we live on today.

China is an earthly leader. Americans consume products designed, engineered and manufactured in China and by Chinese citizens. They provide so much entertainment for all through technology. If China decided to stop exporting their goods and services it surely would upset all of our lives. I think it's good to recognize China in such ways for all the things we appreciate in our lives. I would imagine that with Chinese people leading the way with technology here on Earth they would be the first to reverse engineer "alien" technology and so naturally their influence would be more prominently on display worldwide as what they provide globally for all can't be denied.

I haven't seen the film so is it safe to assume that this film added in the studio required positive Chinese propaganda so it could be released in China?

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As a non-Chinese and a non-American, I had no issue with there being Chinese characters so prominent in this film (I don't mean that as patronising as it may sound!) -- I just wish it hadn't been handled like ostentatious product placement.

I understand that China now has a much bigger place in Earth's future, both technical and economic, than it's had in its recent past. And Emmerich reflects that, with the moonbase commander played by his usual go-to guy for anything Asian. But (as with The Martian), his way of bunging Chinese involvement into this, and scenes of disproportionate Asian representation, just to bribe Chinese audiences felt pretty ham-fisted to me.

One last thing: The Chinese pilot's poor acting made her seem more like a model with a speaking role than a genuine actress, but she certainly wasn't alone there. I was mostly distracted by the fact that she looked more like a character out of anime than a human being -- I've read it's a growing trend among East Asian actresses to have plastic surgery to "Westernise" their eyes, especially to get that doe-eyed ainme look, and I was wondering if that had happened to her.

But I can't complain too much; the film opened on my hometown -- clearly one of the more important cultures on the planet!! 



You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.