|
Film
First Reactions to "Sith"Posted by Joel Martinsen, May 21, 2005 9:02 PM
 While I have not heard of anyone here waiting for weeks in a ticket line, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith is nevertheless an event movie in China. Major newspapers have run special Star Wars inserts detailing the mythology and the characters for new viewers, and the premiere brought out all the big stars. Here are some quick results from the first day of Sith screenings in Beijing. Sina's Entertainment channel, in cooperation with The Beijing News, conducted a survey yesterday of Sith viewers. The article announcing the results doesn't mention the form of the survey - it may have been an online poll. In any case, take the numbers with a grain of salt. Audience Response: Respondents were generally satisfied with the film. They liked the special effects and didn't really mind the dialogue and characterization. For the most part they understood the plot, although many were not satisfied with it. Series Ranking: Despite the prequels taking spots 2, 3, and 4 in the rankings of favorite Star Wars episodes, it's comforting to know Chinese audiences recognize the supremacy of Empire. The Beijing News ascribes the low standing of New Hope (which placed 5th) to the desire of young audiences for special effects - for 61% of respondents, SFX were the top attraction of Sith. Eps. 7, 8, & 9: The final survey question concerned directors: "If the chance existed for further sequels to Star Wars, who would you wish to be director?" Nearly half (46%) of respondents chose George Lucas, followed by Spielberg at 24%. The prospect of Tsui Hark (10%) or Quentin Tarantino (3%) doing Star Wars is intriguing. A translation of the survey results is in the full article.
|
Jobs in China
Recent Comments
Thomas Cra on
What Robert Scoble learned in China
Bill on
Who cares about maps?
bocaj on
CCTV rakes in big ad money
Thomas Cra on
Con artist engineers demolition of government offices
Micah Sitt on
Yellow fever
Shaan on
The body in the lake
Danwei.TV
Danwei Model Workers
 Recommended blogs and new media
China Media Timeline
Major media events over the last three decades
Books on China
 To die poor is a sin: An excerpt of Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang.
In Wang Shuo's No Man's Land: Geremie Barme addresses Wang Shuo's 千万别把我当人.
Swimming with Mao, a memoir essay: This memoir piece is by Xujun Eberlein, author of the new short story book Apologies Forthcoming'.
Front Page of the Day
A different newspaper every weekday
From the Vault
Classic Danwei posts
+ Online video tainted by spoofs (2006.08): Translation from Qiu Ao, and bits from the Legal Mirror about the SARFT regulations on personal internet video. + Lip-Service: Lip-Synching in Chinese Pop Music by David Moser (2005.03): When we showed up at the studio for the taping, we discovered that there was no microphone for our singer, no recording equipment or hookups for our amplifiers, and not even any electrical outlets on the stage. "How are we supposed to do our number?" I asked the studio crew. They looked at us incredulously. "You actually want to sing the song live?" they said + Asimov Published, Interviewed in Beijing (2005.03): Cover story from this week's Book Review section of The Beijing News announces the publication of a Chinese translation of Isaac Asimov's complete Foundation series. Yup, the Beijing News has scored a fictional interview with "I, Asimov". They've been taking similar liberties recently in their entertainment sections, captioning photographs of celebrities with made-up quotes.
Danwei Archives
Danwei Feeds
Via Feedsky
 (on the mainland)or Feedburner  (blocked in China) Main posts: All main page posts Top Links: Links from the top bar Danwei Jobs: Want ads Danwei Digest: Updated daily, 19:30 |
 |
Chinese media, advertising, and urban life. |
Danwei's Twitter feed