What the sci-fi blockbuster Wandering Earth II can teach us about China's global and local aspirations
- Written by: Yimin Xu, Ph.D student at School of Humanities & Language, Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney
CMC PicturesA prequel to the 2019 film Wandering Earth, the Chinese blockbuster hit Wandering Earth II opens on a futuristic dystopia where the dying Sun is about to explode and engulf Earth.
A survival strategy is proposed: the Wandering Earth Project will build giant engines and use them to propel Earth away from the Sun.
Amid a global crisis,...