This should be China's time to shine—but instead, they are burying the Academy Awards. We often think of the Academy Awards as just an American affair, but across the world, people tune in. They want to see if their favorite movies win, but they also want to see if creatives from their own country can take home the crown. Right now, people in China should be rejoicing. There is a Mandarin-language film nominated for Best International Feature, and Chloé Zhao, a Chinese-born woman, is probably the favorite to walk away with the Best Director Academy Award. It's a huge deal to have a movie up for International Feature. The drama Better Days was adapted from the popular Chinese YA novel In His Youth, In Her Beauty (少年的你，如此美丽) by author Jiu Yuexi. It tells a story of a bullied high school girl and a teenage street thug, and how both of their lives were changed by each other. The movie was directed by Derek Tsang. Still, no one in the Chinese government is happy. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 5 April, 2021