European dragons are evil, chinese dragons are not?
Big European dragon comes out of the gate.
shareWell, that's how the ancient mythology works. European mythological dragons are evil and destructive, Chinese dragons are considered to be positive and powerful spiritual beings.
Chinese dragons, however, can cause earthquakes, so they're not all puppies and rainbows.
I TOOK IT TO MEAN western culture destroys eastern thrives and survives
shareIf you're actively looking for reasons to be offended by this movie, well, everyone needs a hobby, but that's pretty weak. Try harder!
Was more so just playing with the eastern culture in the film, the big bad west coming through the gate to change their beautiful land.
shareYou are probably right as far as symbolism goes. If you look at Asian history and western colonialism, it kind of fits.
shareThis film wasn't really concerned with the West at all, it was a Chinese hero vs. a Chinese antagonist and their various Chinese relatives and helpers, and who had to band together to fight Chinese monsters at the end, using Chinese superpower thingies.
The West and westernized Macau were just places the siblings ran to, when they wanted to get away from their father and his Chinese organization.
Of course. We should all be thanking colonizers, especially the Africans. Their backs were just aching for the lash, and the kind westerners helped them out, and they were so grateful their decedents held regular rallies celebrating that even today.
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