25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Ne Zha 2 and Snow White: A contrast in fortunes
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
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.
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