![]() Insiders have different opinions about the technology gap between China and Hollywood. Storm Warriors 2, the movie with the most fabulous special effects in China currently, cost 80 million yuan (about US$11.7 million) to make, far less than "300" (a budget of US$65 million), not to mention Avatar's US$300 million budget. Hollywood has more money and human resources." They spend one or two years producing, we only have three or four months. ![]() They plan for one or two years, we only have two months. The special effects supervisor of Hong Kong science fiction Metallic Attraction: Kung Fu Cyborg said "In the west, the time span of making a film full of special effects is several times longer than in China. A major reason for weak special effects in China is limited resources. Spy movies such as Qiu Xi and The Message added a large amount of SFX, which caught audiences' attention.Ĭreating special effects requires huge investments of money, time and professionals. The special effect scenes, produced by a Korean studio, greatly impressed the audiences. However, some filmmakers have begun to realize how important special effects are. Director Han Sanping didn't focus much on special effects before he made the film they were merely used to copy more soldiers and weapons into scenes. Audiences tend to pay more attention to the 100 famous stars in the film than its special effects. Huang Hongxian, who works for the studio creating special effects for A Battle of Wits, said it had more than 400 special effects scenes.Īnother example is 2009's blockbuster The Founding of a Republic. Thus audiences may believe that "special effects are not produced by Chinese." Most audiences do not recognize special effects in war films such as Warlords and A Battle of Wits. ![]() Many Chinese filmmakers' believe special effects (SFX) are merely to "assist film production." They don't indulge in technologies. Most recent Chinese blockbusters are Kung Fu and action movies. This is partly due to the lack of science fiction and fantasy movies such as special effects featured Lord of Rings and Transformers. Movies full of special effects such as The Promise and Kung Fu Hustles were not listed. Blockbusters such as The Founding of a Republic, She's the One and Red Cliff used very few special effects. Special effects in the only fantasy film in recent years Painted Skin and war film Assembly are not impressive. Unlike the top 10 Hollywood box office films, the top 10 Chinese box office hits include only one movie featuring special effects: CJ7. Lack of science fiction and fantasy movies in China ![]() Lu Chuan, director of Nanking massacre movie City of Life and Death, sighed:" We Chinese filmmakers have to admit that Chinese movies are completely defeated." An online survey shows that more than 30 percent of Chinese audiences think special effects in Chinese movies "can never catch up with Hollywood." Nearly half of the respondents think the gap is more than 20 years.Īre special effects doomed to be lagging behind forever in China? Several Chinese film industry insiders share their views on this issue and provide possible solutions. Avatar has been shown at 80 percent of Chinese cinemas since its premiere on January 4. ![]()
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