Accented Cinema

In conclusion: I want Sifu 2!
Also, Sloclap, if you need a Chinese consultant, you know where to find me ;)

I promise I can write much better couplets than... whatever this is. (At least the direction is correct... sort of)

Bonus round: In general, Sleeping Dogs handles the Chinese language much better.
But its biggest mistake is also way more embarrassing.

The cockfighting mini-game translates Select Fighter " as "Select Fighter Jet", and Place Bet as "Location Bet".
Nothing in Sifu even comes close to this hilarity.

The official Chinese language option has its fair share of problems, too.

For example, Free Training in the menu is mistranslated as 免费训练, "training that doesn't cost money", which I suppose is technically correct.

Oddly, in the actual training, it's translated correctly as 自由训练.

Another thing that's harder to patch out is the dialogue, as it is voiced.
Here, the line "the winner becomes the king, the loser a thief" is a mistranslated Chinese idiom 成王败寇.

寇 doesn't mean thief; it means invader.
Now it makes way more sense.

A lot of the texts in the game are machine-translated. They are passable, and many mistakes were patched out post-launch. For a small team, it's a respectable effort.

Still, some mistakes remained. 

痕迹
一个
失落的世界

"一个" is a disconnected translation of "of a".
To quote Chinese with Jesse: Gibberish.

Outside of Yang's boss fight are these banners:
秦始皇相信水银丸是长生不老药他死了
Qin Shi Huang believed the mercury pill was an elixir of immortality he died.

It reads funny in English, and even funnier in Chinese.
Imagine instead of "Thou Shalt Not Kill", God says "You can't kill nobody". That's how it feels.

Why do I have to be a nitpicking asshole?
Because I platinum'd the game, and have nothing else better to do. Look, I love this game, that's why I look at details like that.

Anyway, here's a pair of boxers with the word "boxer" written on it. Of course, the pun doesn't work in Chinese.

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Here are some instances of funny and weird Chinese stuff found in the game Sifu.
How funny? Well, in the Night Club level, there are various fire-related slogans, one of which is 火烧火燎.
It literally means "fire burns", but it's used to describe someone being anxious... or horny.

I just killed this old lady by parrying her rope with a stick from 300 yards away.

And they say Kung Fu is useless.
(This game makes no sense)

Sigh... I'm experiencing Sifu relapse.

Economic development created a bunch of venture capitalists who would fund anything.
Transition to digital cinema means legacy infrastructure was no longer a barrier to entry.
Newly rich middle class audience created demand.
MCU dominant made Hollywood the goalpost for vanity projects.

Thanks to AI-generated movies, the whole world is experiencing what Chinese cinema went through in the 2010s.

Suddenly, a lot of people can make movies. Everyone wants the prestige of cinema, but not everyone has a story to tell. So every creation is a cheap imitation of a Hollywood product :/

If I were to be honest, the park is real tacky, but it's all worth it for the thousand-year-old temple. Visitors can learn about the real Shanbo, and pay respect to the folktale characters.

In any case, if you'd like to learn about the Chinese folktale, check out our channel. More stories to come!

In reality, this Shanbo appeared to be a local minister who lived to middle age, and was beloved by the people. Whether or not he inspired the folktale, we may never know.

Still, people's fascination with the grave grows. In 1999, it was turned into a park with a Butterfly Lovers theme.

Rather interestingly, the grave is located by the Temple of Saint-Liang. The temple itself has been standing for over a thousand years. It seemed that before the grave was discovered, people didn't know that Saint Liang is Liang Shanbo.

Shots of the temple were used for the 1994 film The Lovers.

Returning to our discussion on the Butterfly Lovers, in 1997, archeologists actually discovered a grave in Ningbo, belonging to a Jin dynasty scholar turned local minister, someone named Liang Shanbo.

I don't know if it's still the case, but back when Silent Hill was made, hospitals generally just didn't have a 4th floor in East Asia, they'd skip to 5th if it's taller.

It spawned many campus horror stories about walking into "the floor between floors". Had me fascinated as a kid.

But like... how did they win? By spinning the monster around, lifting them off the ground, and slowly put them back down??

Hanuman and the 7 Ultramen is a 1974 unlicensed Ultraman spin-off from Thailand.
I've seen this movie multiple times and I still don't know what I'm looking at.

Correction: it was released in 1997.
3AM typo, ugh.

The rest of Canada should just follow BC

As you can see, in this adaptation, both characters are funny and energetic. But hidden behind the humor is a surprisingly deep story of dealing with breakups and abusive relationships, which adds to the story.

If you can find the film, I highly recommend it. Go for the English dub.

The film was released with English Dubs, and the quality was endearingly hilarious. There's this low-budget charm to it, sounding almost like a YouTube production, ala Dragon Ball Z Abridged.

Also, I love the joke of them using their spirit tablet as a cellphone.

Here's an obscure little gem: This is A Chinese Ghost Story (1998), written & produced by Tsui Hark, who also made the ACGS trilogy.
With aid from Studio Ghibli animators, the film looks like a Spirited Away prototype. It's also a pretty funny retelling of the story.

Whichever version is convenient for you! I need about 5 minutes of footage, but I don't have a good way to record them.

Does anyone play Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall, and has the capability to record some gameplay footage? Need it for a future video.

YouTube video by Accented Cinema Butterfly Lovers | Chinese Folktales Adaptations

Today, we begin a new video series with a Chinese folktale from a thousand years ago: The Butterfly Lovers. It is the Chinese Romeo and Juliette, but with cross-dressing.

After months of work, I'm excited to begin this new series. Stay tuned for more horror/romance folktales!

youtu.be/WosbkRnS7Bc

Fans may get angry with my statement.
But I truly believe the two franchises have the same style of writing.

Love it.

Zhu Yingtai proceeds to disguise herself as a boy to attend an all-boys school.