Wu Nan: The Panda as Provocateur
From the Time-blog: Before the American movie “Kung Fu Panda” debuted in China, it seemed destined to set off controversy that foreign filmmakers were appropriating Chinese tradition for profit. Performance artist...
Kung Fu Panda
‘Kung Fu Panda’ Hits A Sore Spot in China
From the Washington Post: The blockbuster success of an American animated movie that’s set in ancient China, highlights Chinese culture, mythology and architecture and stars a kung fu fighting panda has filmmakers and...
“Kung Fu Panda” Prompts Soul-searching in China
Chinese filmmakers are asking why a movie like Kung Fu Panda had to be made outside China. From Reuters: Lu said the government was stifling the creativity of China’s filmmakers, explaining how he had been asked to make an...
In China, Jeers and Cheers for ‘Kung Fu Panda’
The New York Times does a post-mortem on the failed efforts of groups in China to sink animated film ‘Kung Fu Panda’ over claims it is exploitative: Sometimes it is important to take a political stand. And sometimes...
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