Sunday, August 14, 2016

China: Why Was 'Kung Fu Panda' Made in the U.S.?

Via Slate Star Codex...

"The blockbuster success of an American animated movie that's set in ancient China, highlights Chinese culture, mythology and architecture and stars a kung fu fighting panda has filmmakers and ordinary Chinese wondering: Why wasn't this hit made . . . in China?"

I find it interesting that I would expect such a piece today to be written using the "cultural appropriation" frame, while this piece was mostly framed with/as/as on "free market's creativity" when it was written in 2008.

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