Avatar in China
The front page of The Hindu earlier this week featured an article called “In China, Avatar finds unlikely resonance.”
“…Many film critics and bloggers have…been struck by the close resonance the film’s plotline has had for many cinema-goers here.” Powerful real estate companies in China have forcefully moved residents off land in some of the worst human rights offenses on the country’s record. The article displays some interesting opinions Chinese viewers have had on the movie, including one person that found the movie unoriginal from a Chinese perspective.
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Updated on January 20, 2010: Click here to read an article in the New York Times on the multitude of cultural reactions people have had to Avatar around the world.
Joshua
