The Most Shameless Chinese Knock-Off | Video Essay

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Accented Cinema - Episode 52
This is not Cars. In fact, the movie looks nothing like the poster. This is The Autobots, the most shameless Chinese movie ever made. And today, I want to show you the story in and outside of this film.
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[@AccentedCinema]

The fact that I have to adapt my swearing into Mandarin and Cantonese makes me hate this movie 3 times more.

[@RukoDamo]

I speak neither but I agree

[@pixboy4502]

Sorry I may have missed something but what's the deal with Genshin Impact (Or YuenShen lol)

[@AccentedCinema]

@@pixboy4502 For the most part, Genshin advertise itself not as an original game, but as an alternative to Breath of the Wild in China. Gamers feel like the game is proud of the part it copied instead of proudly showing its original concepts. One dude smashed his PS4 in front of the booth in protest.

[@jenovahhelson5941]

@@pixboy4502 Everyone gangsta until akron and bwaap sees the Genshin part of the video and this comment.

[@hyakushiki4406]

To be fair, genshin does stands out as more original with its art direction. But, still i hate the game, for its predatory practice.

[@ThoseTentacle]

"I really hate The Autobots" Decepticon: "good."

[@user-tw5yw5tx2i]

Good one. XD

[@WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475]

Greatest decepticon propaganda of all time

[@innocentpasserby9632]

@@WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475 god damn it. It's their plan all along

[@shinsenshogun900]

Megatron Megapproves

[@ItsPrimezona]

Optimus: give me your face

[@gabrielegenota1480]

Chinese people: Lmao this movie is shit Director: *TRAITORS*

[@traior246]

*Whips out Spark Baton

[@frederik1q590]

*Its...TREASON THEN. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

[@atashi_]

@@frederik1q590 *ignites made in china lightsaber*

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

@@atashi_ runs on AA batteries and needs new ones after 5 minutes

[@Lakhshamana]

You'd be surprised how prevalent this attitude is among filmmakers, especially those from smaller film industry complexes (i.e. not Hollywood, India, or Hong Kong).

[@counselorchandru]

As an Indian, I share these feelings about our industry as well. However, as an Indian who is also a Psychologist, I wonder if apologies are so rare in our cultures because the other thing that is super common is being unforgiving and never ending shaming. So apologising here, feels like losing and dying forever. We can soften up on the shaming and the increase the encouragement on apologies being accepted

[@joesama3282]

For most part it is an Asia Dilemma that asian culture value "face" in many aspect. Not entirely exclusive to India or China but also the mixed bag of colonized culture smaller asian countries as well, one example will be Japan. As you know that we have watched the mainstream media over the past decades that portrayed Japan as "honorable and apologetic" for smallest mistakes, well that is simply not entirely true because till this date the japanese governments never really apologize anything for their past warcrimes during WW2. Recently they claimed to had "formally apologize" to Korea, but then after that they went on to committed independence congratulatory money controversy. Japan pays Philippines to keep quiet about Japans warcrimes, remove them from their history books and to remove their comfort women statues. Korea isn't ever going to do that. Japan does this type of propaganda all over the world, even Germany. People underestimate how propaganda heavy Japan is because they are more successful at it than China. This is why Japan will never truly consider an ally to the asia region and this is the reason why for the sake of denying their past in order to save "face" to became an american lapdog as we all knows of their position today One theory example will be if I bring you to courtroom, your lawyer sit next to you and told you to deny the claims even though when you know is true and the other side is right. If you apologize then the judge will dismiss any of your defense and can easily pass maximum penalty on your side and you will suffer a great fall. The morally thoughts in our mind would be "if we as people apologize and accepted, things will go at ease from that moment onwards" but in reality it will always be "if I apologize, the returns to me will not be as simple because everything I'm trying to be will be morally bankrupt at this point". Psychologially, it's the fear of discounting yourself more than owning to yourself. The shaming part might not be long from the other side rather ownself shaming ownself eternally, thus the other side will bring up the issue whenever you might done something shameful again. Humanity does forgive but never forget

[@davidschaftenaar6530]

There's broadly two types of cultures when it comes to this sort of thing: Cultures that punish social misdeeds primarily through shame (informal, external), and cultures where social misdeeds are predominantly punished through guilt (formal, internal). There's advantages and disadvantages to both. A disadvantage of shame cultures is that misdeeds are only punished when they are publicly witnessed, which can bring on the idea that doing bad things is morally fine so long as you get away with doing them.

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

As a Brazilian, you don't know how much our population identifies with this issue. Our bootleg market is also strong because of our country's ludicrous taxes that spike the prices for official products. Here we have something called "stray dog mentality" our people always think foreigners and foreign countries are better at everything and everything that comes from Brazil is bad. And i'm denifinetly not alone when i say this mentality is extremely tiring

[@Pilsnor]

At least you have great racing drivers

[@twittler5846]

@@Pilsnor and soccer players too.

[@negry_]

video brinquedo be like ksksks

[@eduardosantiago6948]

Os produtos que o Brasil produz e tem concorrência do mercado externo geralmente são de qualidade bem inferior, e como esse tipo de peoduto a gente escolhe, fica esse gosto amargo na boca do brasileiro. Depois de ter comprado 8 produtos da Multilaser e todos terem tido problemas com manos de 2 anos de uso, alguns com meses, fica difícil escolher produto nacional, mesmo que haja produtos realmente bons.

[@GreenShadow03]

@@negry_ yeah hahaha Carrinhos

[@Takumi_Did_Nothing_Wrong]

"The cleanest water has no fish. The cheapest person has no shame." I'm gonna use that from now on.

[@bowmanc.7439]

That’s somewhat mistranslated. The second part is a cheap and shameless person has no vulnerability.

[@ttime441]

@AFL97 无敌，not 无底

[@boser2562]

@@doryfishie2 invicable in that context would be read as invulnerable to judgment so its meaning would still be shameless, or lacks shame. the original cheapest person has no shame matchs the intended meaning more than a more litteral translation

[@bowmanc.7439]

@@boser2562 well no. The point isn’t that they are shameless. The point is that you can’t hurt them. Because they are already shameless, so you cannot shame them into following ethical rules

[@bowmanc.7439]

@@boser2562 for example, the plagiarising writer mentioned at the end Guo jingming, who famously directed tiny times. Because he has no shame, he can keep making money off of someone else’s work and refuse to apologise for 15 years even after he was ruled to do so by the court. And he only now apologise 15 years later because a new law is being enacted on Jan 1st 2021, so he apologises one day before that law can penalise him. And even so, in the “apology” he basically said “I was just a child, why are you guys tearing into my old wounds?” And “I’m going to donate the profit from my plagiarism to charity for you.” What a shitty person.

[@m4x927]

Wtf, the voices for the cars sound like they just recorded a discord call full of kids with horrible mics.

[@tremendousyeet3467]

I'd say you ended this man's whole career. but what career?

[@raule573]

Of course the movie would be bad though I mean the designs of the cars look like if lightning mcqueen never had a car wash in his life and had a diet purely out of illegal gas

[@robertdelrosario139]

CAN LIGHTNING MCQUEEN SAY THE N-WOR-----------

[@clawyraptor9029]

@@robertdelrosario139 if he can't say it I'll say it N- *account gets terminated*

[@suisui5930]

@@tremendousyeet3467 discord mod career perhaps? OP did mention something about kids and discord after all

[@ProDoct]

"mum can we get Cars?" "No we have Cars at home" The Cars at home:

[@Latte44]

Thank you so much for spelling mum right

[@justsomerandomguy5346]

"I hate the autobots" Megatron: well i hate you humans but at least we have the same enemy

[@princerain6651]

pov: you’re looking for the “mom can we get cars” mom “we have cars at home”meme

[@leaf7997]

Hate those memes frfr

[@johnapple6646]

I saw one right below your comment lol

[@pyrozbeatz7853]

No

[@Domitrix_flower1]

Yess so true

[@mikaelrudolf6608]

N o

[@user-fs4zp5wb9e]

9 year-old boy : “Trust me. I’m an engineer.”

[@rayton-fissoremagnum3060]

*E N G I N E E R G A M I N G*

[@ct6480]

*69 likes,N I C E*

[@azenfng1341]

9 year-old boy after finding out everyone is hating it: "Oh shit, i think I'm outta here!"

[@FuzzFoxxo]

I'm a Engineer, I solve practical problems

[@sillyfella2009]

Dont worry i am a doctor

[@gsdlmj3450]

I've been very interested in Chinese pop culture since a few years ago I realized that I couldn't name a single popular mainland Chinese piece of art. I really appreciate this channel as a look into new and classic film from China, I appreciate your perspective. Thanks for your hard work!

[@1290Li]

As someone who writes enka as a hobby, I would never copy-and-paste. I used an established artist’s style as to adapt it to contemporary tastes and trends.

[@sowergamingbro5885]

My friend: Wait Chinese people hate knock-offs? Me: Always has been

[@vlogily8043]

But Americans love them!

[@rikumajumder1558]

@@vlogily8043 Bro, how is the world gonna know Internal conflicts of a country? I see you singled out American but even we in India love knockoffs if it's done good. If we knew that it was a knockoff we might have not liked it but context is seldom a part of the product.

[@alamalam5594]

@@rikumajumder1558 Even graphic or animation not polish and its look like Fallout 76 garbage.

[@arcy_arts7378]

Same case in India. I guess it's an asian thing.

[@MasterZhang]

No one hates Chinese knockoffs more than Chinese people. They know quite well that it's a piece of positioning that as long as it exists will forever bar Chinese products from attaining the same kind of premium status that Japanese and Korean products do.

[@REEEPROGRAM]

The Autobots is like the result of your school project after copying to that smart kid

[@bladeoftheruinedking2543]

Bruh

[@dane_with_swag]

... and after your dog ate it

[@myfyp2]

Optimus Prime: :-(

[@willh0717]

The smart kid being Pixar

[@crusty_]

@@willh0717 and his abusive dad, disney

[@kyoraku1149]

It's nice to find people who understand individuals do not represent the community, but the fact that people need someone to remind them of these basics infuriated me.

[@ivoneherman]

The fact that they didn’t even bother to change Francesco’s design in the poster is hilarious

[@RedToledo]

Imagine Pressing The Breaks And You Hear *"AiAiAi Im Your Little Butterfly"*

[@raidedcluster]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL IM DEADDDD

[@tyrannosaur_rex]

You son of a b*tch! You made my day!

[@RedToledo]

@@tyrannosaur_rex glad to know!

[@LordAmbatublow16]

Underrated comment 😂

[@ringoferrer2343]

"how are you" *phone rings*

[@anerysium]

"I hate the Autobots." Optimus Prime: "Why?"

[@minuano2ndtrueancestor865]

Decepticon: Yep, one of us

[@kamallb4650]

WElcOme tO tHE wINniNG tEAm.

[@gabrielolegario1408]

Bumblebee feels sad

[@TitanJonkler]

@@minuano2ndtrueancestor865 Megatron: MY BROTHER,COME JOIN ME!!!!!

[@ricosimon1057]

Not you, Autobots, we talked about the copycats of disney pixar, Cars.

[@elmono6299]

Gumball: "And this DVD right here? It's not even the real film! It's some mockbuster we bought from the bargin bin!" Richard: "What's wrong with How to Ratawang your Panda!?" (Shows crappy 3D movie on TV) Rat: "Get ready Panda! Use your secret weapon!" Panda: "Okay! You asked for it!" (Farts all over the mice) Mice: "Oh No!" (Outta the TV screen) Richard: "Ya! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! .........Cleaver!"

[@GoEvenHarder]

“A new generation of traitors” was the icing on the cake!

[@NCHProductions]

oooh..thats an interesting take on this kind of video..since most western channels that review such content dont go much into the background of it.

[@AccentedCinema]

Figure I should bring something unique to the table.

[@AccentedCinema]

Oh shoot, right, I need to download Monster Hunter Demo.

[@newgenerationanpanman7870]

Ikr! Hearing it from a Chinese guy's point of view really helps!

[@gavinattalahadiyan325]

@@AccentedCinema How's the game?

[@traior246]

A Wild Animator Appeared

[@bottlegang3187]

Trust me, speaking as a Chinese person, we also hate the fact that our film industry is 90% copied

[@KenMasters.]

A question from America: Is Jon Woo's 英雄本色 - Jing Hung Bun Sik (lit. 'True Colors of a Hero') AKA *A Better Tomorrow* also unoriginal? That movie became one of Hollywood's influences for action-thriller filmmakers.

[@corgiedogawa7147]

@@KenMasters. No, that's an original rather than copycat.

[@questworldmatrix]

I don't know much about the Chinese film industry, but I highly doubt 90%.

[@Zyscheriah]

@@questworldmatrix you would be surprised that not only movies but also literature gets copied over there, idk about other IPs though.

[@democard1199]

@@Zyscheriah Literature?? So basically, ALMOST EVERY products is copycat? Yeah, that's make sense

[@MrBelles104]

I bet 99% of the budget went into making the box art and convincing people to watch this.

[@Profile__1]

Broke: Ka-chow Woke: 2:40 Woohoo

[@duchi882]

*"A Shameless Knock Off Movie"* *Saberspark:* Interesting

[@endurerance4468]

Lol yeah he reviewed so many Knock-off movies and shows its almost like a trademark

[@alamalam5594]

@@endurerance4468 When gta San Andreas is better animation than this knock off film

[@user-is9nm4vw8j]

@@alamalam5594 bruh The people in rockstars actually know how to animate and care about theirs works unlike this shameless knock-off

[@primisimperator2189]

Worse than CarGo.

[@LutherannoG]

A Shameless *Furry* Knock-off Move

[@Marnige]

I like the fact that you're pointing out that chinese people is more angered by this than the rest of the world. No one really talks about how people in china think because they don't know Chinese. Im glad it finally shows that people in china do NOT associate with these kind of bs.

[@timur5241]

Indeed

[@aar6538]

You are thinking? *whips out baton*

[@timur5241]

@@aar6538 reject hivemind individual thinking superior

Well I'm glad they aren't completely brainwashed.

[@Ilovetoes6996]

@ oh no lmfao they are anything BUT brainwashed. Everyone in China are all actually quite rebellious, but never express their opinions out of fear, that’s it.

[@TooScaredForSleep]

after seeing the “K1 K2 K3” what ever there suppose to be. i dont wanna sleep now im not sure if im going to

[@fenn_fren]

They really made the Autobots movie in Unity engine 💀

[@Vaennylla]

You know it's a bad film when even the friggin' credits was copy-pasted.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

F74king Truth!

[@stare4539]

lol

[@indigowolf8302]

Dis movie appears everytime u go into a cheap ass hotel. Every channel will have that movie and haunt you forever.

[@jimboringo9958]

Not to mention they literally put an image of the Italian car from cars 2 (forgot his name) into the poster. Not even a shitty recreation of his design, it’s an actual screenshot of him

[@taikohanderson2018]

Lets pray for people's eyes who tragically watched this movie...

[@Germania9]

And the animators who slaved away for this movie.

[@bigchunguskeanureeveswhole1143]

@@Germania9 slaved away? even animation from 60 years ago have to look better than that dumpster fire.

[@KenMasters.]

These Chinese rip-off artists need Jesus.

[@alficammy6159]

For a 2015 animation that looks awful tho 🤣

[@donnycorn3086]

I did. And since the original Cars is my childhood the damage has been done.

[@UrDomb]

I’ve just come across your channel. Very cool perspective for me as a Westerner. I work in the film industry here in America. One point I’d like to make is that American perceptions of Chinese products (at least in my industry) have definitely shifted in the past half decade. Nanguang, the parent company to high-end “Nanlux” LED film lights has made huge waves in the professional space. Also the gimbal manufacturer Zhiyun has become quite popular. Both companies are proudly and openly Chinese top to bottom, which I think is what is shifting attitudes regarding Chinese products in the West. When you make something good and sell it at a competitive price people respect that, regardless of past biases. I own several products from both companies and happily recommend them to others over her.

[@simondaniel4028]

I was not expecting to be this interested in this video as it went on. Subscribed.

[@daisy.doggin6074]

"Aren't you a little young to be creating ultrasmart racecars that can talk" china: yes, yes i am

[@alistairdiren5790]

Ah Phineas and Ferb how I miss that cartoon so much

[@ilovexu]

TSK TSK! YES! I AM!

[@dells8504]

Simply put recording to the car and it will talk

[@bullettime8760]

Ahh phineas and Ferb even though it's only 4 seasons no matter how many times you watch it, it will never be boring just like gravity falls

[@crackplatinum9883]

@@ilovexu MOHAMMED AVDOL!!!

[@scouttf2143]

90% of this movies budget went into the cover

[@jbatutegaming382]

It went to Winnie-the-Pooh jinpings pocket

[@georgemill8822]

*was there even a budget?*

[@hasanmuttaqin464]

@@jbatutegaming382 that hit hard

[@Sjalabais]

Incredibly well-made argument, this is outstanding content!

[@rahxephon52]

that last line hits haaard!! great video!

[@sillyfella2009]

This looks like a 3D Microsoft Movie Maker shitpost from 2005

[@veryyrude]

Why did I laughed so much after reading this comment 😂

[@numu2483]

This comment need more likes

[@sushitrash-dj9vq]

Lmao

[@epicspymain691pyaeminthu5]

TF2 pyro

[@jaimeg309]

I bet you somebody can make a movie better on a toaster

[@bumblehead2189]

This video is beautiful, thank you so much for what you do!

[@justkiddingly]

I just found your channel, and love it. Great expositions. 2 things: 1) as a Chinese American I find knockoffs a strange dichotomy because you want to have pride in your heritage, but I also find myself separating from it increasingly because things like this just flood the narrative. 2) ending the video on that Wukong clip was so gangster. I can't wait to see that game succeed.

[@MortisMedia]

Great video, very interesting perspective

[@MrPHBOY]

Didnt expect to see you here.

[@AccentedCinema]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@MrPHBOY]

@@AccentedCinema indeed

[@MortisMedia]

Apparently noone expects me anywhere lol

[@Arjibi]

@@AccentedCinema As a viets, i suggest you could make about Vietnamese historical epics Bình Ngô Đại Chiến: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqtd61paNFpeLc or The Pacification of the Wu.

[@otanakugaming3357]

“Mom, can I watch Cars?” “We have Cars at home”

[@JustLuis864]

Cars at home: 2:38

[@Ocidad]

"We have Cars in China"

[@zenitsukun913]

In the Garage :v

[@samray3461]

Really appreciate your perspective. Great videos

[@muteguy341]

I just saw your vid and I must say, I really like it. Keep up and I hope to see more of your videos.

[@manhphucbui3181]

Does anyone notice that Accented Cinema have an excellent advertising skill? Very smooth, attractive and interesting

[@easternhills1329]

Reminds me of Linus's old sponsor segways.

[@mr.personhumanson6871]

That's Skillshare for you

[@Stormbolter]

It's like he studied how to produce this kind of things, right? :D

[@manhphucbui3181]

@@Stormbolter I also want to learn that :)

[@vaillant_500]

And he used the ad segment to roast that crap movie creator

[@TheStormBolt-gf8qi]

Pixar Needs to sue them like dman2

[@mr.x2567]

They can’t, it’s overseas

[@matthewkevinobispo6582]

They won't...

[@monkeymon327]

Chinese owns Disney

[@ObsessedCollector]

US Copyright laws don't apply to China

[@TheStormBolt-gf8qi]

@@ObsessedCollector damn

[@danielfinn5022]

Amazing video, great window into China's creative industry. More of this type of content would be great if I'm honest. Cultural critique channels do really well at the moment, maybe a video series where you explain what's going on in China media drama. Anyway, loved it.

[@Noobnuker1]

I loved watching the wandering Earth. Id love to see more original Ideas. Even if they arent up to the production quality of other countries, original ideas are always worth a watch.

[@d-culture927]

The bit about Genshin Impact reminded me of Miniso, the Chinese company pretending to be Japanese. Also, was not expecting to see Pikamee here.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

It’s Miniso, of course.

[@kiricappuchin]

Both start with an M and end in O!!!! coincidence? i think not! /s But yeah lots of ppl dont know that Mihoyo is actually chinese. just like yostar, the publishers of Azur Lane.

[@lexex6613]

@@kiricappuchin Lots? Making almost all.

[@Cheeseboiga]

dang, this whole time i thought miniso was a subsidiary of uniqlo

[@manhin2365]

I don't get why miniso is doing that, I feel that their products are good enough

[@vietimports]

bruh he actually called the critics traitors. is that the equivalent of a karen asking to speak to a manager?

[@Jayfive276]

What you are asking makes no sense.

[@Lotloxa]

Yes, it’s treated as being just as common and cliche like the Karen meme, but it’s also way more dangerous to the recipient.

[@bowmanc.7439]

A more literal translation would be “a new generation of traitors of the Han race” 汉奸 (traitor of the Han race) refers to Han Chinese people who helped the Japanese army during WWII.

[@ianbyrne465]

@@bowmanc.7439 yikes

[@seanc9520]

A Karen doing that is due to a mis-placed sense of entitlement. But that director said that to get the critics in trouble. That no matter how bad his stuff is,since it's locally produced,others must support it,if not they are traitors that just like foreign stuff. It's a sensitive topic.

[@WillehWonker]

-99999 social credit for mocking number 1 film

[@HecmarJayam]

Very valuable insight and opinion. Thank you!

[@jackielogan9104]

this movie looks painful to watch even for a second

[@AccentedCinema]

It was relatively painless once I started browsing Reddit on my phone while having it play in the background...

[@pixytokisaki1457]

I think i need to watch cars' opening race for me to forget this shameful ripoff

[@lennymj]

@@AccentedCinema the movement is very laggy and the animation is very dry

[@almostalucard9021]

It’s a shame they cancelled the sequel. I was really looking forward to DeceptiCONS 😔

[@teslashark]

Connards

[@elvenalonly]

Decepticunts.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

The Autobots studio cancelled the sequel to Autobots, Because Disney sued them.

[@Tamaki742]

@@SlapstickGenius23 ... They know.

[@MinhNguyen-yo7wi]

@@SlapstickGenius23 There are no escape from the mouse

[@foxii542]

a well made and informative video - very much enjoyed it ^^

[@sunandmoon4232]

Thank you so much for providing this perspective. I have to admit that in the past I have unfairly judged some of the ripoffs movie/drama/TV show from Chinese as being "supported" in China, and thought people there are okay with it. But now I know at least a lot of people in China are also against it.

[@zandaroos553]

Americans and Chinese: “why can’t you just be normal?” American and Chinese Government/Media/Rich Boomers: *screaming*

[@avinabamandal3204]

Yes that sentence rich Boomers

[@ajemajh]

hello there fellow kids give me money pls

[@nanand.r]

government media etc. is bad in every country

[@rickroasted]

@@nanand.r yeah, german media is the fucking wurst, the government is not bad tho

[@skandababy]

Most of the people he mentioned in this video were not boomers, get educated. How about having your own authentic response, instead of a plagiarized bandwagon opinion? Your response is part of the shame he was talking about... YOU are part of the problem, and belonging to a specific generation does not grant you magical innocence. You're aptitude for cringe is embarassing, seriously, educate yourself.

[@hakimtahir6070]

"Even the credit are a knock-off," Director : I'm just copying my friend's essay

[@DIO-eu8jb]

As the saying goes to sure just change a little bit

[@Sub4CarClips]

I know the video where that profile picture is from. I saw another one yesterday

[@thabsoffical.-8742]

when you realise there is no director and it’s just a bunch of people who know each other making this

[@-Miasimon]

Honestly, would love to see a time when people could look at an animation and *know* it's a Chinese style animation. People can point out French, American, Canadian (even if some people get US/Canadian mixed up), Japanese, and even Korean styles. More animation styles are always great to see.

[@Nekoszowa]

Most Chinese anime(talking specifically about them rn) IS very different looking than Japanese. Take Antidote, a BL anime from China, the art style isn't as polished and the animation is awful sometimes. Chinese studios seem to prefer realism when it comes to hairstyles, color palettes and over all anatomy of characters, and Chinese anime also has really weird length of episodes... Like there's this one Chinese show about zombies and one episode can be 40 minutes long while the next will be only 8 minutes long...

[@kky-jd3xj]

I've never heard of a distinct "Canadian" style of animation before, what are some examples of Canadian animation that's different from American productions? And from what I've seen from Korean animation, it seems very Japanese-inspired as well, practically identical.

[@Scrofar]

Comparatively, from what I've watched, Chinese film and animation is not afraid to fully embrace over-the-top and bombastic flair with their action, while taking it completely seriously too. Anywhere else, esp if done in America, it wouldve been considered corny and artificial, maybe even cringey.

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

@@kky-jd3xj Look up Bob and Margaret. That's an old cartoon but it's what i think of first when it comes to cartoons from Canada. Oh Canada! was a great show back when CN cared about showing the variety of animation from around the world.

[@ExtremeWreck]

@@kky-jd3xj I think by telling it's Canadian, they meant "it looks like a cheap Flash cartoon", even though Canadian studio Nelvana has made some wonderful hand-drawn cartoons.

[@Dragonwing16]

thank you so much for showing this perspective!

[@liberpolo5540]

It's disgusting how those directors ruin their country's reputation over a quick buck ... :(

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

It really is

[@g_5022]

China doesn’t even have that good of a reputation in the first place to be honest everyone in America and like all over the world says it’s the most oppressive country in the world

[@walangchahangyelingden8252]

@@g_5022 Well, they're not wrong.

[@oldbonniegamer938]

How bold of you to assume they actually got a buck, more like a dime lol

[@g_5022]

@@walangchahangyelingden8252 I know

[@MultiSkiptracer]

As someone in the USA utterly embarrassed by the anti-mask crowd, I can sympathize with how people in China must feel about their reputation abroad. Please keep shining a light on the good original movies coming out of China, so that the rest of us can help the good guys win.

[@krash4291]

Thanks for the kind words. The artists who create beautiful things through their hard work deserves all the recognition and support.

[@user-uv3li8tk4r]

There’s no anti mask in China because those people just get wielded into their home to starve.

[@krash4291]

@@user-uv3li8tk4ryou are free to make whatever claims you want, but if you are here to debate about politics&covid, I respectfully ask you to not do it here, this is not the right channel.

[@boodledemic6430]

Mask mandates suck

[@user-uv3li8tk4r]

@@krash4291 I was just making a joke but okay

[@yty1941]

8:40 It's quite funny how Chinese game companies would register a different trademark name just for their international markets, as to distinct themselves from "chinese-made" games

[@sameerrishi8548]

Good brother what a profound ending laughed so hard for the first part didn't expect this to be emotional at the end wow man amazing insta subbed

[@Touhou2006]

"The Auto bots are bad" Decepticon: "Nice"

[@kclarke421]

Yup💀👌🏽

[@vynicle2284]

megatron is happy

[@Touhou2006]

@@vynicle2284 Darjeeling

[@vynicle2284]

@@Touhou2006 Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika Heiß von hunderttausend kleinen Bienelein Wird umschwärmt: Erika Denn ihr Herz ist voller Süßigkeit Zarter Duft entströmt dem Blütenkleid Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika In der Heimat wohnt ein blondes Mägdelein Und das heißt: Erika Diеses Mädel ist mein trеues Schätzelein Und mein Glück: Erika Wenn das Heidekraut rot-lila blüht Singe ich zum Gruß ihr dieses Lied Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika In mein'm Kämmerlein blüht auch ein Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika Schon beim Morgengrau'n sowie beim Dämmerschein Schaut's mich an: Erika Und dann ist es mir, als spräch' es laut "Denkst du auch an deine kleine Braut?" In der Heimat weint um dich ein Mägdelein Und das heißt: Erika!

[@Touhou2006]

@@vynicle2284 Yes

[@DensetsuVII]

I honestly hope that people won't write off this video on Yang's channel just because it's not as famous outside China - the message here is so important. As an animator in America of Chinese descent but with a passion for anime, I'd spent years trying to wrestle with why animation in China seemed to have no defined style and magnum opus pieces which had international appeal. The times are finally changing with films like Nezha and Legend of Xiaohei, but the fact that so many of these creatively bereft films still occupy the public consciousness is a tremendous obstacle to selling what storytelling is possible out of Chinese artists. Even in America, where the same problems lead to new works being deemphasized in Hollywood, they at least have a storied tradition to fall back upon (unwarrantedly) - I can only hope that a few incredible success stories will push Chinese cinema into the kind of golden age we saw in the late 70s in America, and I'm glad that when it happens, Yang will be here to introduce us!

[@mchjsosde]

Here here!

[@adrianjohnson1028]

Well put man. Best of luck on your animation career!

[@TugaThings]

I also hope for that but the thing is, the CCP doesn't take kindly to the 'creative' types. One wrong step and you disappear....

[@TugaThings]

The only way to have a cultural golden age in China is if the CCP steps down or if they became less totalitarian to allow ideas to flourish and censorship to die out. But that just seems doubtful

[@eugeneng7064]

@@TugaThings have you watched either of the movies mentioned by the op which are supported by the government? Nezha and the Legend of Hei. Or even search KZbin for All Saints Street. Watch these and say with a straight face there's no creativity there.

[@Moowe291]

That was a good video, I really enjoyed that.

[@AskTorin]

This is great, thanks for sharing your thoughts!!!

[@Kaimax61]

Why is Mihoyo not using "genshin" in chinese a knock on them? They never used chinese even from their first game "Fly me to the Moon". -Zombiegall Kawaii -Gun GirlZ -Honkai Impact 3rd -Genshin Impact They're weebs, heck their slogan is "Tech Otaku saves the world".

[@wahyudyatmika5119]

I think that way you can attract otakus, because the game is more Japanese-styled that Chinese-styled, I guess.

[@bhoylhogro5093]

Oh man. I almost forgot Zombiegal kawaii. Didn't realize that Mihoyo was the developer since it's been a long time. That game's mechanics was a rip-off of mika mobile's Zombieville USA 2, but nonetheless their design choices made it still unique and fun to play.

[@Guntank]

@@wahyudyatmika5119 Mostly this, I think. It's also not just Chinese companies that do this, either. Hanako Games (who made a number of Anime-esque Visual Novel games on Steam such as Long Live the Queen, A Little Lily Princess and Black Closet) is actually based in the UK, for example.

[@tadicahya6439]

@@yeetuspatronus1050 how can you not aware,they speak Chinese in some of their video

[@tadicahya6439]

@@yeetuspatronus1050 oh sorry i though you been playing since launch

[@battleupsaber462]

Would be more than okay with the Decepticons killing THESE Autobots

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

Yeah same.. 😂

[@pipesnipe4387]

0:33 PlayStation 6 gameplay leaked

[@fuyutsukirai]

Extremely great video.

[@tacticallemon7518]

“Do you know genshin impact?” Me, playing the game as he said that: “maybe”

[@maximumcringelevel8617]

@@Dark_Shade91 Genshin impact isn't Japanese game?

[@genus5987]

@@maximumcringelevel8617 its a chinese game

[@randompirates4824]

in fact, Chinese anime games are dominating world because Japan game isolationism, Japan game never released worldwide until anime adaption is get place on International place

[@real_dddf]

yeah with yuanshen finally we have something to be proud of... tencent is being laughed at so much because they can't make something this good.

[@TheSabr]

@@randompirates4824 please speak English next time. Got a hard time understanding everything.

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

"In hopes of winning the coveted poop-shaped trophy" Mom found the Poop Cup

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Hahahaha.

[@purpleapple4052]

HE DID WHAT IN HIS CUP

[@RaeCharm]

Your channel was recommended to me out of nowhere, and every single video I’ve watched of yours has made me both smile and go “HUH!” Thanks for teaching an American like me about how China engages with American media.

[@RaeCharm]

I’d love to hear your takes on Star Wars or maybe even on Chinese video games?

[@grandbean9031]

1:37 "There is this Chinese meme right now. The cleanest water has no fish. The cheapest person has no shame." So Chinese memes are creating a new chinese ancient proverb just to roast someone. That's amazing and insane.

[@MidoriNatsume]

It's incredible when Disney is on the morally good side of a conflict.

[@acemarvel1564]

And that means something

[@quite1enough]

You still should give a credit to the animators team - not everyone capable of drawing an entire CG cartoon in a Windows 98 Paint

[@JinteiModding]

Nah it looks like it was made in Flash

[@quach8quach907]

Can one present something honestly? I wonder. What if you just call it "a learning by an example"? Just call your movie "a learning by example".

[@blackdiablo3985]

@@JinteiModding nah more like a presentation lmao

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

😂😂

[@ZephyrGhost]

Uhm what? Give credit? They don't deserve it really because this knockoff is a fcking shame

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video ! 😊🌹

[@ggchiu7400]

Thank you so much for this take. I as a Hong Kong chinese person also feel this frustration

[@latt.qcd9221]

Why does Lightning McQueen sound like he's voiced by a Chinese female that does lewd ASMR?

[@RandomPerson-cm2wg]

Almost every Chinese cartoon MC is voiced by a female voice actor. Don’t ask me why. I watched them as I grew up and my reality shattered when I found out about that.

[@cresbalundo8845]

He also looks like an lmp1 car

[@GundBlader]

@@cresbalundo8845 he is actually a copy of the carla veloso model in cars 2

[@lucas_sin_s]

How do you know how chinese females that do lewd asmr sound like? Hmmmmm

[@HeidenLam]

@@RandomPerson-cm2wg Why would you grow up with it...

[@Spector_Cheese]

Ripping off credits? OH MY GOD THAT HITS ME HARD

[@saulopache]

In brazil video brinquedo makes this type of animation too, i think this is a new kind of art we cant yet understand

[@uzumakirakku]

I love the Zhuge Liang meme thumbnail in the search results for The Autobots

[@dolans.g7259]

Director: "Blaming that the peoples and the media are siding with foreigners." Also the Director: *Plagiarism a movie from Pixar*

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

"...is like hearing about an anti-mask protest and going "of course its America" Me: Blushes in cheeseburger...

[@punchy207]

hey can you stop blushing in cheeseburgers that's just wasting food

[@punchy207]

bastard youtube deleted my comment

[@tardwrangler1019]

Anti mask protests are all around the world

[@Tranitosaur]

@@tardwrangler1019 Lol no. Not in Norway at least. Probably not in most European and Asian countries also. Some Asian countries have used masks way before Covid. It's normalized to use it to not get anyone else sick if they have a fever, and because the amount of fine dust they have.

[@zocto3459]

Very good video 👍

[@hityoutwo]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I haven't heard the perspective of the Chinese people on this issue. I'm glad good writers are getting attention they deserve!

[@DetectiveOlivaw]

The fact that lots of Chinese folks are bothered or frustrated by Genshin Impact, a game I think is actually not nearly the copycat it initially presents itself to be, says a lot about how frustrated they must be by their perception globally. That game’s pretty great! But while it might not perpetuate the stigma, it certainly didn’t push back against it.

[@ReinKayomi]

And hell, some Chinese people even started liking Genshin

[@ryank6945]

It's curious to see how hated genshin is by the mainland audience but universally welcomed by weebs internationally.

[@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123]

GI figured out how to make itself popular with weebs. For one, they have a Loli. Two: cutesy art style. The weebs love that shit.

[@cochan7347]

it's loved by chinese weebs too tho

[@foredee8496]

@@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 wow honestly that's some insanely shallow thinking dude. it has some pretty responsive gameplay, the world is one of the most lively open worlds I've ever played in and the story is kinda intriguing. that's what makes it popular, not just among weebs, but among the general audience. and tbh hating on weebs is so 2012 dude. like I'm not even a weeb and I'm cringing at your comment.

[@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123]

@@foredee8496 I'm cringing reading your comment. Have you never heard of someone making a joke? Or do you live under a rock with old monks?

[@enterurnamehere27]

@@ivanivanovitchivanovsky7123 the thing is, someone might take that joke as legitimate criticism on your side

[@ffunttik]

Wtf 6:09 They Copied Sarge From Cars

[@NoxilNobody]

Came to this video by chance, and it amazed me, it showed me a side of the knock off world that really noone talks about, it's incredible to me

[@KyudoKun]

You know the thing I admire about you is that, you're not scared of exposing the flaws about Chinese Cinema despite the fact that you're a Chinese. You deserve more subscribers.

[@m4x927]

Yea when I first started watching this vid I thought there would be more ultra patriotic chinese snowflakes defending the movie.

[@davespringer777]

I use to talk crap about China making knockoffs. But then I realized that's all Hollywood has been doing for years. That includes Disney. They just found a way to do it legally.

[@samamies88]

Disney has used public domains most of the time. I feel like they are pretty open about it too. At least i knew that most of the stories i saw from disney animated were also fairytales.. can't really pinpoint where i got that info from tho.. maybe my parents told me? (Sure they also have stolen ideas, scenes and maybe even full stories illegally.. and not get caught. But for example the Kimba vs Simba debate is really unfairly onesided and kinda flawed, full of misinformation.. for example some of the scenes people compare to each other are from Kimba movie that came AFTER Lion King... but also some of the scenes are from movies and series that came before... its hard to pinpoint now who is copycatting who actually).

[@davespringer777]

@@samamies88 they're just copycatting themselves at this point. If there is anything new, it's buried so far beneath so many remakes, reboots, and live actions, that I haven't seen it.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

YMS did a review on that topic recently.

[@TheGreatCragWyvern]

@@tnc7399 The movie came after the Lion King. Sure Kimba came first but I did not see humans committing genocide on elephants with helicopters and tanks.

[@zhuofanzhang9974]

I guess the efforts poured into creating the "knockoff" would be what determines the reception. Creating a timeless rendition of fairy tales and other gems in literature with all your heats? Go ahead. Stitching up crap footage to make a movie to collect funding? Heck no.

[@realwrld3911]

Yo the graphics are impeccable.

[@geoffmoore1828]

This legit makes my skin crawl… wow.

[@icecreambone]

it's so weird to me that mainland china doesnt like genshin impact for being a knockoff while i've been defending it from racists saying it's a knockoff because it builds so much of its own systems and identity on top of the basic botw aesthetic. i've even been playing it in chinese because it's so rare i get to play a game with my own culture in it. i'd totally understand if they disliked its gacha though

[@AccentedCinema]

One common reason for the hate is because in China, Genshin was advertised more as an alternative to BotW for people without a Switch. It highlights all the similarities instead of showing off the original systems. The game is proud of its similarities, and people did not like that.

[@manticoraus]

Calling it the BOTW aesthetic feels false. It intentionally apes stuff we associated with Ghibli was was common and cliche with that studio was new. And is intentionally flashier. Now not liking it, that's legit. As feels BOTW but more anime and worse has microtransations, but even then has some good points.

[@J_for_Jirachy]

"alternative to BotW for people without a Switch" while the game itself doesn't play like BotW in the most part. as GI player, I still want Switch just to play BotW.

[@redsgrave2003]

The games industry is filled with knock offs. Call of Duty started its life as a Medal of Honor knock off, which later down the line lead to Medal of Honor being rebooted as a knock off of Call of Duty 4. I feel the term "knock off" is a bit disingenuous, as a game that borrows heavily from another can still be a good game. Microtransactions aside (which are hardly ever good) I think Genshin Impact is a good bit of fun. I liked how they added in the other languages. I play a lot of Japanese games that have subtitles with the voices in Japanese but hearing Korean and Chinese ingame was a unique experience.

[@bearlv430]

As a Chinese myself addicted to Breath of the Wild, one of my friend in Shanghai got excited about Genshin, I basically threw him a truckload of Breath of the Wild video and got him a used NS to stop him from playing it...A lot of Chinese NS players hate this game, the short clip in this video is actually a gamer smashing his PS4 in front of the Sony stage for advertising Genshin on their console.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

This movie looks like the result of an College Animation student making a long overdue CG movie and he had to turn it in before Summer Break started. Like, 1 DAY before Summer Break started.

[@arry5432]

With the equipment china could provide back in 2015, a college student can do better. Seriously, even the original toys before the 2000s look better. And that's like over 15 years earlier. (It's 1998 isn't it?)

[@NitroFusionLite]

@@arry5432 you can look at many chinese animations even pre-1980, they look better than that shitbag. even though they are 2D each frame was hand drawn giving it a unique art style. one of them is "Where Is Mama", which is a completely hand-painted short film made in 1960.

[@nicmagtaan1132]

The man is completing his animation DURING THE PREMIER

[@SwaggyG_2102]

@@arry5432 If you're talking about Toy Story, the movie came out in 1995.

[@justinkianaalfredo6843]

Fun fact: the creator of genshin, created honkai star rail (town with no name ripoff) and INTENTIONALLY made the game 'trash' to make it good I can't believe it. A developer making their game 'trash' yet loved by most people! (Im speaking about trashcans, the chad trashcans, etc)

[@f.u.m.o.5669]

I like how the cover is so much better than the actual movies graphics.