Sparkling Red Star
In Sparkling Red Star - a mainland-produced animation - the most emotional scene comes when a Red Army soldier gives his son a red star badge as a symbol of hope, courage and sacrifice just before he goes off to war.
It is classic propaganda stuff; the kind of material that would shake a mainland theatre to its foundations with the reception it would get some 40 years ago.
But today's China is an economic monster that chews up more traditional values than the toxic industrial wastes it produces a day. Will children today find a story about a brave boy fighting against a wicked landlord interesting?
The film, set in 1937 against the background of the Red Army's Long March, is based on a children's novel made popular in the 60s and 70s.
The story is about a 10-year-old boy whose village is terrorised by an evil landlord. The boy and his mother flee with the Red Army.
On the way, the child learns about teamwork and sacrifice and becomes a courageous young man.
