Li Min, a working mom, said her grandparents would tell her stories of their time in the Korean War, but that they never seemed real to her until she saw the film. While Marvel films like “Shang-chi” and the “Legend of the Ten Rings” lead box office sales in the US, in China, propaganda films like “Battle at Lake Changjin” have people flocking to the theaters.
Last year, China overtook the US as the biggest film market in the world, with local blockbuster hits commanding bigger shares of ticket sales.
The heroes are really the soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army, who went to war without enough warm clothes, food or weapons in brutally frigid temperatures. Unlike Hollywood war movies, there isn’t a single protagonist. Related: Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space The film glorifies the Chinese troops that defeated the Americans - a fact disputed by historians - in a decisive battle that ended up being a turning point in the war. The historic parallels between the Korean War and the 21st century stand-off between the US and China is a big reason for the film’s popularity. It’s about a brutal battle of the Korean War. In China, people often refer to it as “the war to resist US aggression and help Korea.” The three-hour long film has set box-office records. The “Battle at Lake Changjin” is a Hollywood-style war movie with A-list actors, cutting-edge special effects and some pretty gruesome fight scenes. And there’s always a new patriotic flick or two in the movie lineup. Every October, during the weeklong National Day holidays, it’s become a tradition for people in China to go to the movies.
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