China’s been busy making big things happen in the movies. From adding flashy special effects to crafting deeper plots, the elements of China’s movie scene have been consistently growing since the 2010s.
China’s movie scene began long ago, in the 1970s, with movies about princesses, festivals, and friendship. Gangster movies were also a big thing back then.
Since then, China has moved to a variety of topics. It has also moved away from the tradition where things started. Movies began to feature men explicitly, leaving out important aspects of womanhood that were present at the beginning. The big movie stars moved to Hollywood where they had lucrative careers in the American film industry, but were consistently underrated compared to their performance in China.
Now, Chinese movies are on the upswing again. The big movie stars are back making hits, and movies are going back to tradition to feature some of the essential concepts that provide the vital shine that people love.
Plots in Chinese movies are growing deeper. The characters too are getting more complicated. Everything looks brand new.