The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times offered a dismal review of the James Gunn-directed reboot Superman on Thursday, declaring the movie unsuitable for Chinese audiences because of its “Western individualism.”
As the state newspaper typically does in reviewing the few Hollywood movies the Communist Party allows Chinese citizens to watch in theaters, it insisted that the quality of American films has declined below that of China’s domestic productions, which must adhere to communist ideological restrictions and often feature over pro-regime and anti-American propaganda. The Global Times suggested that Superman‘s meager box office showing in China so far is the product of superior competition from Chinese films and accused it of having minimal “global relevance,” omitting that Chinese-made movies typically do not make much money outside of China.
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