The Chinese like it so it must be woke, Marxist rubbish:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/24/media/china-barbie-movie-feminism-intl-hnk/in...Hong Kong CNN —
In recent years, China’s box office has been dominated by homegrown movies often with a nationalist lean, such as patriotic war epics. But this weekend, a different type of film captured national attention – one that’s decidedly American and bubblegum pink.
“Barbie” has earned close to 86 million yuan (about $11.9 million) in China since its release on Friday, according to Chinese ticket selling platform Maoyan – putting it in third place in all movies nationwide.
While that figure is small compared to the runaway success of “Barbie” in the United States – it raked in $155 million domestically over the weekend – it could still grow as social media discussion about the movie picks up momentum. On Saturday, it was briefly the top trending topic on China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo, garnering more than 630 million views.
“Barbie” was distributed by Warner Bros., owned by CNN’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
On Douban, a popular Chinese movie review site, the movie is currently
scored 8.6 out of 10, with nearly half of all viewers giving it full marks. The comment section, too, includes glowing praise for the movie’s themes of womanhood and feminism, and its deft handling by director Greta Gerwig, also known for “Lady Bird” and “Little Women.”
Several reviewers called the film a breath of fresh air, comparing it to some Chinese movies still rife with outdated gender roles and the skewed male gaze.
“You know, Chinese women don’t get many chances to see a
high-quality, female-focused movie in the cinema,” read one comment with more than 20,000 likes.
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