Review of The Wandering Earth (2019) by Mack9393 — 12 Nov 2021

Though visually appealing, it's full of the cliches of Hollywood sci-fi movies in the last decade, and it falls flat with me and my sentimental desire for the *creativity* and intellectualism of the sci-fi of old.

As others have already noted, this is clearly a warning to the West of China's ability to *cheaply* project soft power in mass media with the help of American content distributors. CGI and emotional appeals to various moralities can really shine up a Red turd.

I ask myself why this film, at the time of this review, is trending in the U.S. while South Korean and Japanese science-fiction are so overlooked and I can only assume it's because most people won't make the effort to use a VPN, or even search for access to foreign streaming.

We're just happy to have the same rollercoaster fed to us on a drip I guess. Reading a classic for a couple of hours would be time better spent, in my opinion.