Der Wunschdrache (2021)
27KDer Wunschdrache: Directed by Chris Appelhans. With Constance Wu, Bobby Lee, Will Yun Lee, John Cho. Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.
“First of all: it is not a Chinese copy of Aladdin, but a modern-day Chinese version of the story. The main character is literally named u0026#39;Dinu0026#39;, after Alladin, Din isu0026#39;t even a Chinese name.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd second of all: why is nobody talking about how the movie adresses the gap between poor and rich and the fast developing Chinese society (namely Shanghai)? Not only that, but also about how the Chinese society is nowadays all about money and material?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie has so many depths, but most people will never know this, because they donu0026#39;t know China. They only see another thing that the Chinese has copied, and made into a cheaper ripped off product. Sigh.”
