Is global box office smash The Meg pandering to China?
Netizens question why the giant shark seems to prefer ripping apart Westerners
China’s answer to Jaws is feasting on the box office at home and abroad… but netizens are questioning whether The Meg is pandering too much to Chinese audiences.
But Chinese moviegoers have been more critical of the film, with some even jokingly suggesting that the shark is actually kinda… pro-China?
“Not to mention that there wasn’t a single trace of blood in the water [when it attacked Sanya],” it added. “This megalodon, which eats only foreigners and leaves a beach-full of Chinese people unscathed, is so thoughtful.”
To be honest, I’m not sure what’s worse: Hollywood pandering to China, or Hollywood getting China hooked on the dark magic of shark movies.
On the other hand: I gotta admit, I’d totally watch a Chinese version of Sharknado… or Santa Jaws.
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