Accented Cinema

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.

YouTube video by Singapore Symphony Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto - First Movement @ChloeChuaviolinist

Currently working on a video on The Butterfly Lovers, a one thousand year old Chinese folktale. Interestingly, the story's most famous adaptation isn't a movie or a play, but a 1959 Violin Concerto.
It is perhaps my favorite piece of music from China, ever.

youtu.be/3hnKc-kTCSc

That's how I know Chinese mythology, any more than that and it turns into a religion.

Sounds like it's quite an important part of folk culture still!

It never crossed my mind to ask this, but… how familiar are Nordic people with Norse mythology?

Yeah but the Bermuda Triangle is more universal than both the Cool S and Marilyn Manson sucking his own dong. I find that surreal.

How did the Bermuda Triangle became one of the few shared memories for children around the world?

Also the games surprisingly horny in a French sort of way...

Just finished playing God of War (2018) and Fenyx Rising (2020) back to back, and the experience is hilarious. Not only does Fenyx reference God of War quite a few times, it also tells the exact opposite story. The Greek gods are interesting because they are flawed like us, and that is true.

That one isn't great, either. Wu Ma's Zhongkui turns out to be a side character to the much more popular Lam Ching-ying. And the plot is all over the place.

I'm sad.
I want to talk about the legend of Zhong Kui.

But every single Zhong Kui adaptation sucks ass!

Happy year of the horse!