On the first day of the lunar Chinese New Year of 2023, two major mainland Chinese blockbusters, the historical drama “Full River Red” and the sci-fi action movie “The Wandering Earth 2,” received extraordinary box office revenues in China. However, both China-made films flopped at the Hong Kong box office. Meanwhile, viewership for made-in-Hong-Kong films has soared.
Since the 2019 Hong Kong Anti-extradition movement, Hongkongers have been repulsed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and things from the mainland. Film and television professionals indicated that Hongkongers are less than impressed with Beijing’s propaganda movies.
Political commentators said the CCP deliberately distorts Chinese history. They believe that movies released on the first day of the Chinese New Year indicate that the film is politically acceptable to the regime….