The Guardian: “Fantastic bang for your buck”
CNN-IBN Live: “Exactly what a blockbuster should be; hugely entertaining”
The Hollywood Reporter: “[The director] has a gift for cinematic rhythm”
Reuters: “Top class entertainment and spectacle”
It’s a trick question. Those reviews are all written about India’s new blockbuster hit Baahubali: The Beginning, directed by South Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli. The unfortunate truth is that no Chinese filmmaker has made a film that earned that sort of praise in a long, long time.
n fact, one of China’s most respected filmmakers, Chen Kaige, spoke publicly last week about his country’s need to step up its filmmaking capabilities, explaining why he used a mostly non-Chinese crew for his latest film,Monk Comes Down the Mountain:
“I want their ability to get rid of the disadvantages and challenges that China faces. I am trying to reach an advanced international level from the technology and industry perspective.”
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