China Captain (Chinese: 中国队长; pinyin: Zhōngguó Duìzhǎng) is a 2021 Chinese superhero film released digitally on-demand in China on 18 May 2021 by Tencent Video. Directed and written by He Yizheng, the film features an ensemble cast including Zheng Xiaofu, Li Taiyan, and Du Qiao.[1]
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| Directed by | He Yizheng |
| Written by | He Yizheng |
| Screenplay by | He Yizheng |
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| Distributed by | Tencent Video |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
Plot
editAccording to The Straits Times, the film follows a group of Chinese superheroes, including the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie from Journey to the West, Bruce Lee, Jigong, Yang Guo, Justice Bao, and others, as they "declare war on a bunch of foreign superheroes who have encroached on their turf in China."[1]
Reception
editThe film was released digitally on-demand in China on 18 May 2021 by Tencent Video.[1] Some Chinese netizens criticised the film's many overt similarities with entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[1] while others complained of the poor direction, action sequences, and computer-generated imagery.[2] Nonetheless, according to its official listing on Tencent Video, the film has a score of 7.7.[1] Moreover, China Captain became the top-grossing web film on ticketing platform Maoyan Entertainment.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lim, Ruey Yan (26 May 2021). "Chinese movie China Captain slammed as rip-off of Marvel films". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b Tan, Tammi (25 May 2021). "Chinese Avengers-Inspired Film China Captain Has Justice Bao, Sun Wukong & Ji Gong On The Same Superhero Team". Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.