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Chinese animated fantasy 'Big Fish & Begonia' wins plaudits in North America

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-04-15 17:31
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A still from the film  Big Fish & Begonia [Photo/mtime.com]

Chinese animated fantasy "Big Fish & Begonia" arrived in North American theaters two years after its release in China, receiving highly positive reviews from critics and moviegoers for its distinctive characters, stunning images and unique Oriental cultural charm.

The PG-13-rated film opened in select North American cities on April 6th in limited release and a wider release on April 11. Shout! Studios and Funimation Films released the film in North America both with an English dub as well as in its original Mandarin with English subtitles.

"Big Fish & Begonia" was released in China in 2016 and brought in a massive $89 million over the course of is theatrical run. The film attracted audience with abundant Chinese traditional cultural elements and mythology.

Directed by Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun, the film is based on ancient Chinese legends and follows the tale of love, sacrifice and grand adventure of a 16-year-year girl named Chun who lives in a magical world beyond the human realm.

"'Big Fish & Begonia' is much fresher and more individual than most Hollywood studio cartoons," said columnist for Film Comment Magazine Michael Sragow.

"It doesn't follow formula. Even the best characters act on impulse or in confusing ways. And visually it mixes many styles, including 2-D and 3-D techniques," Sragow told Xinhua.

"The directors don't over-explain everything. They create a fascinating mythology," he added.

"Big Fish & Begonia" remains a well-received film, scoring a 83 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes to date.

"The title is nothing special, but 'Big Fish and Begonia' is a stunning animated feature, a big step forward for the Chinese industry," wrote Kenneth Turan, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, on his twitter page.

"It is visually dazzling and made very much in the Miyazaki mode, including an intrepid young heroine and the cultural specificity that characterizes works like the Oscar-winning 'Spirited Away.'" wrote Turan in his review.

"It's all strangely wonderful, and it will take your breath away if you give it the chance," he stressed.

Another American film critic, Robert Abele, also praised the film as "a swell of myth, nature, adolescent turbulence and fantasy intrigue that impresses more often than it organically dazzles, and yet succeeds mostly because of its beating heart."

"Chinese animation makes a confident play for art and relevance with 'Big Fish & Begonia,'" he wrote on the Wrap, an entertainment and media news website.

"'Big Fish & Begonia' is like nothing you've seen before... With its sweeping, swirling visuals, this Chinese animated film isn't bound by any real logic, so it's best to watch it as though riding a wave and just flow with the story," wrote film critic Kristen Page-Kirby for the Washington Post.

"Big Fish & Begonia" also won the applause in the theaters.

"The film showcases the charm of Chinese traditional culture, especially the cultural images with local characteristics of the southern province of Fujian," said Lily Wang, who came to see the film in an AMC theatre in Monterey Park, one of the majority Asian American cities in Los Angeles County.

"I could watch the film online video sites because it was released almost two years ago in China. But I want to enjoy its stunning visuals in a theater," she told Xinhua.

In the first quarter of 2018, China's box office overtook North America to become the biggest in the world for the first time, as Chinese films, such as "Wolf Warrior II" and "Operation Red Sea", perform stronger and stronger in recent years. While Hollywood studios are heading to China, Chinese filmmakers are trying to create films that appeal to a worldwide audience.

"I think it's possible for a movie like 'Big Fish & Begonia' to be a hit comparable to Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away', which grossed over 10 million dollars in the United States. But I don't know whether it will open in enough theaters or receive enough support to reach that goal," said Sragow.

"Let's not forget that the live-action epic 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' also in Mandarin, was a blockbuster in America and around the world," he noted.

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