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China official says film 'The Martian' shows Americans want space cooperation

11 points by mparramon 10y ago

11thEarlOfMar 10y ago
Oh, cynical me... All this time I assumed that it wasn't SpaceX to the rescue because The Martian was financed by Chinese interests.
- drivingmenuts 10y ago
  The Chinese were part of the book plot before there was a movie. Probably because they're the only other nation with the resources and willpower to have a viable space program at the moment. We don't hear a lot about ESA these days.
nabla9 10y ago
It's projected that China will surpass North America as the world's largest film market in early 2017. American blockbusters are adding small Chinese subplots that show China in positive light because these films compete for access to Chinese box office. Hollywood is also seeking co-production. Chinese Bona Film Group invested $235 million in 20th Century Fox tentpole movies. Directed by Hollywood Edited by China http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/Directed%20by%20Hollywood%20Edited%20by%20China.pdf http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/Dire... >Appealing to Chinese Audiences American filmmakers attempt to entice Chinese moviegoers by including popular Chinese locations, actors, and products in their movies. In some cases, filmmakers make these creative decisions on their own accord, seeking higher profits for their film’s release in China. Despite being produced entirely by U.S. companies, the final cut of X-Men: Days of Future Past released worldwide included lengthy scenes in Hong Kong, as well as a cameo by a Chinese boy band. The film went on to gross $116 million in China. The film Gravity appealed to Chinese audiences by portraying China’s space program in a positive light: a stranded astronaut saves herself by utilizing a fictional state-of-the-art Chinese space station and lands on Earth in a Chinese space capsule. The film went on to gross $71 million in China, 10 percent of its worldwide total gross and 16 percent of its total foreign gross.

11 points by mparramon 10y ago

Oh, cynical me... All this time I assumed that it wasn't SpaceX to the rescue because The Martian was financed by Chinese interests.

drivingmenuts 10y ago
The Chinese were part of the book plot before there was a movie. Probably because they're the only other nation with the resources and willpower to have a viable space program at the moment. We don't hear a lot about ESA these days.

nabla9 10y ago

It's projected that China will surpass North America as the world's largest film market in early 2017. American blockbusters are adding small Chinese subplots that show China in positive light because these films compete for access to Chinese box office. Hollywood is also seeking co-production. Chinese Bona Film Group invested $235 million in 20th Century Fox tentpole movies. Directed by Hollywood Edited by China http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/Directed%20by%20Hollywood%20Edited%20by%20China.pdf http://origin.www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Research/Dire... >Appealing to Chinese Audiences American filmmakers attempt to entice Chinese moviegoers by including popular Chinese locations, actors, and products in their movies. In some cases, filmmakers make these creative decisions on their own accord, seeking higher profits for their film’s release in China. Despite being produced entirely by U.S. companies, the final cut of X-Men: Days of Future Past released worldwide included lengthy scenes in Hong Kong, as well as a cameo by a Chinese boy band. The film went on to gross $116 million in China. The film Gravity appealed to Chinese audiences by portraying China’s space program in a positive light: a stranded astronaut saves herself by utilizing a fictional state-of-the-art Chinese space station and lands on Earth in a Chinese space capsule. The film went on to gross $71 million in China, 10 percent of its worldwide total gross and 16 percent of its total foreign gross.