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The Wandering Earth II: special effects and propaganda

Scene from the highly popular movie “The Wandering Earth II”.
Since its release, the film has been praised as a cultural milestone – especially in the state media. As the movie series “Wolf Warrior” before it, politically aware viewers can learn a lot about China’s self-conception from the sequel to “Wandering Earth”.
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Fabian Peltsch
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Shortly after the lights come on, a man jumps from his seat and shouts at the movie audience as if his favorite football team had just scored a goal: “I want to announce: ‘Wandering Earth‘ is brilliant! China’s science fiction is brilliant! The Chinese are brilliant!!!” Some moviegoers react with reserved clapping. Others reach for their heads at witnessing this bizarre scene. A video of the outburst went viral on the internet not long after.

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