Posted on 03/10/2024 12:21:14 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
How deep are Hollywood’s ties to China? Beijing’s tentacles have ensnared most major studios — and many smaller ones — as well as a raft of A-list names: Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Russo brothers. Even Tyler Perry isn’t immune to China’s power.
In his new book Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn
Many of the most recognizable blockbuster titles in recent years were made with Chinese money — the Transformers, Kung Fu Panda, and even some of the Mission: Impossible movies.
Dune and its upcoming sequel were both financed by Legendary Pictures, which is majority owned by China’s Wanda Group. Legendary also financed the Pacific Rim movies and the latest Godzilla blockbusters.
China’s influence on Hollywood is more than just financial.
For years, Beijing has exerted an insidious creative pressure on American filmmakers to make China look strong and the United States appear weak by comparison. Communist values like collectivism are championed while American-style individualism is ridiculed.
Schweizer’s book notes that Transformers: Age of Extinction portrays senior Chinese government officials as results-oriented and capable, while American officials are bumbling and generally incompetent.
The Paramount movie even has an American bad guy, played by Stanley Tucci. He is ultimately defeated by a Chinese woman named Su Yeming (played by actress Li Bingbing), who is working alongside hero Mark Wahlberg.
In Kung Fu Panda 3 — which was co-financed by China — the protagonist Po no longer focuses on himself as an individual, as he did in the previous two movies, but instead focuses on the collective, encouraging the villagers to take up arms in an animated “people’s war” against the antagonist.
The Kung Fu Panda movies were produced by DreamWorks Animation, which was headed by Jeffrey Katzenberg. Under his leadership, the studio grew...
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I always knew Stephen Spielberg was a lefty, but a chicom puppet?! Wow, who knew. Although, I still enjoy “E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial”👽
Were’re gonna need a bigger loan Speilberg ?
And the Democrat-Hollywood connection is strong.
All of America’s elites are in the pocket of Communist China, including top Republicans. Trump won’t join them, and I believe this is the primary reason for their hatred of Trump. They’re afraid that he’ll expose them, and worse, put an end to the Chinese gravy train.
We have both Bush presidents to thank for this, it’s all part of Bush 41 and his New World Order.
Transferring the US manufacturing base to China made a handful of American elites fabulously wealthy while the rest of America went down the drain.
Economic treason at the very least, and gross stupidity on a massive scale.
China has infiltrated every government agency, and the White House is completely compromised by graft, as is Senate Minority Leader McConnell.
Trump is the only answer to all of our problems, including this one.
China’s influence on Hollywood is more than just financial.
And it’s ain’t just Hollywood many lights in DC. just went out and doors locked.
AF1 still in Delaware
Not a puppet. A very successful prostitute.
Nixon started it.
Anyone know if Mr. Kamala, Doug Emhoff, is referenced in the book? It is my understanding that he’s a kind of dealmaker between Hollywood and Chicoms.
You’re right, I had forgotten about Nixon.
More than 50 years ago, now.
Bush accelerated the transfer of wealth.
An unbelievably stupid thing to do, giving the keys to the kingdom to an avowed hostile foreign power. And one that has sworn to destroy us.
China has a very long memory and still blames the West for the Opium Wars 200 years ago.
When was the last time Hollywood made a documentary about Thieneman Square or the Cultural Revolution?
When was the last time you saw a “Free Tibet” bumper sticker on a liberal’s car? They’ve lost their souls the same as Hollywood. Now all they care about is killing pre-born babies and indoctrinating school boys to wear a dress.
#2 Spielberg thought meeting with Castro was a highlight of his life.
Yet Shoah Foundation founder Stephen Spielberg considered his dinner with Fidel Castro “the eight most important hours of my life.”
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/humberto-fontova-fidel-castro-the-teflon-tyrant-re
He twice tried to destroy New York, once with nuclear missiles, the following month by planning to set off 500 kilos of TNT in Macy’s, Gimbel’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Grand Central Terminal on the year’s busiest shopping day. Yet Newsweek magazine hailed him as “The Hottest Ticket in Manhattan!” and Time as “The Toast of Manhattan!” referring to the social swirl that engulfed him on a visit to New York in 1995 from the city’s best and brightest, including David Rockefeller, Robert McNamara, Dwayne Andreas, Mort Zuckerman, Mike Wallace, Peter Jennings, Tina Brown, Bernard Shaw, and Barbara Walters.
[including David Rockefeller, Robert McNamara, Dwayne Andreas, Mort Zuckerman, Mike Wallace, Peter Jennings, Tina Brown, Bernard Shaw, and Barbara Walters.]
I don’t know who a couple of those people are but that list doesn’t surprise me.
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