tl;dr: The rise of “996” work ethic and the “Laying Flat” movement essentially pushed Chinese people to take the grill pill and enjoy life, in their cuisine and especially the dumb foreign movies they know to be shit.
To add to that, there are 2 types of media which we enjoy:
Pull media – think of it as books, ARGs, series, or documentaries that require a significant part of your effort to understand and thus entertain and educate you
Push media-- dumb blockbuster movies, such as the Meg, but especially “Fast X”
In a way, I can’t best summarize this.
"In a country where everyone can live without much material worry, artists can devote more time to honing their craft and spirituality and culture flourishes when people are well supported
However, as China enters hyperdrive toward late-stage capitalism. Instead of workers being supported, they are being exploited by billionaires Jackass and Dick. When everyone is busy with work, trying to survive, their desire for (involved) art diminished The culture becomes stagnant and the dragons begin to lose their mystic."
I know Cushman might have something to say about this, likely, but I think its interesting that Accented Cinema is leaning towards this.
Note: Honestly, as much as I may scorn and pity these people for liking Fast X, I honestly think I wouldn’t have done better to cope with their life.
God willing, the rejuvenation of the PRC comes to full effect, under Xi.
look at this nerd who doesn’t care about family
You missed the best part - Jason Mamoa is hot.
I was a hater. But it is so fucking dumb and fun. I was laughing my arse off along with it and its unapologetic and absurd formula. As far as I can remember it had basically zero politics or western hegemon propaganda in it either. Just some very stupid and obvious product placement.
So yeah, it’s fun. I want to see 9 now, because they apparently strap a car to a rocket, drop it out the back of a plane and ride it to space, whilst wearing diving suits, all so they could shoot down a satellite. That is art.