'Falling leaves return to their roots'? The reception of Chinese blockbusters by Chinese university students in New Zealand

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'Falling leaves return to their roots'? The reception of Chinese blockbusters by Chinese university students in New Zealand

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This article examines the extent to which the films Wolf Warrior 2 (战狼2) (Wu 2017) and The Wandering Earth (流浪地球) (Guo 2019) might help to cultivate pride in the dream of a revitalised China among Chinese university students in New Zealand. A combination of state oversight, private capital and market forces have led to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) increased production of blockbuster films that promote the ‘Chinese Dream’. These films receive regular theatrical release within New Zea...

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2023-09-11

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Huffer I / Gong Y

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/69598

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Chinese cinema / New Zealand Chinese film audiences / diasporic film audiences / Chinese dream / Chinese diaspora

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