The title of the movie 僵尸(jiāng shī), as someone familiar with Chinese mythology can already guess, can be translated as Jiangshi or Chinese Vampire. Jiangshi is a type of zombie (“hoping zombie” to be particular) that is very common in Chinese legends and folklore. These type of rea...
From martial arts action movies to offbeat comedies, Chinese movies are some of the world’s best cinema. And they’re the kind of entertainment that immerses you in the language and culture at the same time, which is a bonus for Chinese learners. For the 57 best Chinese movies of all ...
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Chinese title: 姜子牙 | Director: Teng Cheng, Wei Li | Genre: Animation, Drama, Family The Chinese animated flickNe Zhaearned itself a spot on our list of thebest Chinese movies of 2019for how it brought Chinese mythology to life with world-class animation.Jiang Ziyais Beijing Enlight Pictur...
and its origin from ancient China mythology. 起源于中国古代神话 To be more specific, ‘Xianxia’can be divided into two characters, 具体讲,仙侠可以被分为两个字 one is called ‘Xian’(仙), which refers to 一个是“仙”,指的是 a person or similar entity having a long life or being immor...
So much more than a high-concept action movie about a cyborg policeman,RoboCopis also a savage satire and a religious parable, with its structural narrative nicked from folk mythology. The deeper you go into it, the more you find. But it works as a shoot 'em up too; its gonzo violence...
Céline Sciamma’s “Girlhood” is, hands down, one of the best coming-of-age movies of the decade. The film stars Karidja Touré as a young woman who joins a girl gang outside of Paris in order to escape her toxic personal life. The group gives her a sense of self-worth, and ...
Why You Should Watch:This romance from the Golden Age of Hong Kong Cinema combines Chinese ghosts and gothic horror with a love triangle. It’s also one of the films included in the book1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Content Note:NR, but has a moderate amount of fantasy violen...
American Born Chinese– An action-comedy series about a teen who befriends a new student and gets wrapped up in a battle between the gods of Chinese mythology. Tiana– The lead of the movie The Princess and the Frog will get her own series. ...
What to say..."The title 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' refers to the belief in Chinese mythology that you should keep your strengths hidden, which is reflected, of course, in the characters themselves." What not to say..."Crouching Tiger, Dragon dancing up a tree, more like." ...