Pacific Rim was released in Hong Kong on 18 July. Photo: Warner Bros

The movie features massive mechanical robots that battle monsters called Kaiju. Photo: Warner Bros

Pacific Rim is one of the few high-profile Hollywood films to be set in Hong Kong recently. Photo: Warner Bros

From The Hip by Jeremy Blum

Why are the Chinese the first ones to die in Pacific Rim?

This big-budget summer blockbuster may seem different, but it's still very American

Jeremy Blum

Published: 4:27pm, 25 Jul, 2013

Updated: 5:40pm, 12 Sep, 2013

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Pacific Rim was released in Hong Kong on 18 July. Photo: Warner Bros

The movie features massive mechanical robots that battle monsters called Kaiju. Photo: Warner Bros

Pacific Rim is one of the few high-profile Hollywood films to be set in Hong Kong recently. Photo: Warner Bros

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Born in the United States but now living in Hong Kong, Jeremy Blum is a half-American, half-Taiwanese writer. Prior to joining SCMP, he studied journalism at the University of Hong Kong and lived in Taiwan for two years. He has previously written on a wide variety of topics, including communist video games, Asian American start-ups and the history of dumpling restaurants in Taiwan. You can follow him on Twitter @blummer102