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Mapping the “Reel” China
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Kimberly De Vries
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California State UniversityStanislaus
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kdevries@csustan.edu
 
China Captures the GlobalScreen
Early in 2001, global awareness of Chinese cinemasurged following the release of Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon
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 This film broke new ground in itsenormous popularity with both audiences andcritics, while also spurring heated controversy overquestions of originality and authenticity. This controversy highlights the difficulty of defininga national cinema, or of identifying audiences interms of national identity. Further, CTHD serves tomark what looks the beginning of a shift inassumptions about who constitutes the audience for“Chinese” film.
 
Mixed Reactions
 Though majority reactionto CTHD was positive,this picture was deploredby some dedicated fansof martial arts films, andwas officially disdainedin Mainland China.In contrast, thegovernment of Taiwansponsors an officialwebsite honoring AngLee and this film.
“It's a Western privilege to just deal with anything youwant....be careful here,because what you're sayingis: you good Asians, you goodlittle Chinese and Hong KongArtists, you do your authenticreal stuff. You stay in yourgenre.” (James Schamus)“What do they want me tobe? A panda in a zoo?” (AngLee)
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