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The Eight Hundred: A Chinese war epic

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    Fal
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    A short video essay about the depiction of heroism in the Chinese film The Eight Hundred. The Eight Hundred was was the highest grossing movie of 2020, and is the first non-Hollywood film to take...

    A short video essay about the depiction of heroism in the Chinese film The Eight Hundred.

    The Eight Hundred was was the highest grossing movie of 2020, and is the first non-Hollywood film to take the top spot.

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      cfabbro
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      And yet somehow I haven't heard of it before now, which is kinda crazy. Thanks for making me aware of it so I can check it out now!

      And yet somehow I haven't heard of it before now, which is kinda crazy. Thanks for making me aware of it so I can check it out now!

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      1. Fal
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        I think Chinese films in particular don't have a need to market themselves outside of China due to having such a massive domestic market. If you're interested in more Asian movies, though, the...

        I think Chinese films in particular don't have a need to market themselves outside of China due to having such a massive domestic market. If you're interested in more Asian movies, though, the channel that did this video, Accented Cinema, does videos on all kinds of east Asian films. I personally really like this one.

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