The Hollywood sign is seen in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, Oct 19, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]
Chinese movies have dominated the trending topics online since July, far outpacing foreign movies such as Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4, and Deadpool and Wolverine. These Hollywood movies have fallen behind Chinese films in terms of creative marketing, strategy and execution.
On the surface, this seems to be the result of recent Hollywood movies like Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals, and Doctor Strange 2 performing poorly at the box office and critics censuring them for their negative portrayal of other countries and sympathetic portrayal of fascism.
However, the deeper issue lies in Hollywood's failure to address the US' increasing social contradictions, leading to a gradual loss of Hollywood movies' universal appeal. Also, to protect the sources of substantial revenue such as Disneyland, Universal Studios and their likes, Hollywood has stopped experimenting with innovative themes and genres, gradually falling out of sync with contemporary global developments. This decline mirrors the broader trend of growing conservatism in US society.
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