Illustration: Craig Stephens
Asura flops, but shines a light on China’s increasingly sophisticated film audience
Vivienne Chow says that the devastating failure of the Chinese film industry’s most expensive production ever, despite rising box office numbers overall, shows that filmmakers now need original storytelling to woo a domestic audience of growing discernment – and that’s good news for the Chinese film industry
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Illustration: Craig Stephens