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A Tale of 2 Movies: Ne Zha 2 and Snow White
While Ne Zha 2 has triumphed at the box office, Snow White has languished. But can their contrasting fortunes really tell us something about Chinese and American soft power?
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Ne Zha 2 has become a film that many Chinese are only too keen to get behind, while Snow White has sparked divisions in the US.
PHOTO: ENCORE FILMS , DISNEY
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I was at a mall recently when I saw posters of the Chinese animation movie Ne Zha 2 and Disney’s live-action movie Snow White, side by side.
Both are ambitious projects but have enjoyed vastly different fortunes: Ne Zha 2, a massive box office hit, has become a film that many Chinese are only too keen to get behind, while Snow White, plagued by controversies, has sparked divisions in the US.
