{"id":106,"date":"2024-08-09T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.144.183.115:206\/?p=106"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T08:46:05","slug":"all-great-achievements-stem-from-a-courageous-start-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/televisionnews.live\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/all-great-achievements-stem-from-a-courageous-start-03\/","title":{"rendered":"All great achievements stem from a courageous start 03"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Director Guo Fan expressed it best: \u201cPushing away Earth embodies China\u2019s unique sense of national sentiment. As an agricultural civilization evolved over time, we view land as our most precious asset. Even when leaving it behind, we want to take our homeland with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans like Moving Mountains Plan or Chasing Moon Plan sound incredibly romantic and inspiring just by their names alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people dislike grand narratives outrightly dismissing them entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However,\u201c2001: A Space Odyssey,\u201d considered one of sci-fi cinema\u2019s pinnacles centers around contemplating humanity\u2019s collective destiny\u2014a pursuit also evident throughout \u201cThe Wandering Earth 2\u201d paying sincere homage therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus grand narratives shouldn\u2019t be seen negatively within \u201cThe Wandering Earth 2.\u201d They form foundations for high-level sci-fi films\u2014the key lies within expressing sophistication & refinement therein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sci-fi writer association member\/film critic Electron Knight noted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecent films such as \u2018Gravity,\u2019 \u2018Interstellar,\u2019 \u2018Ad Astra,\u2019 & \u2018Life\u2019 increasingly adopt personal narrative attitudes where space exploration\/interstellar travel no longer represents grand epics concerning humanity\u2019s future but rather individual journeys involving memory\/family\/search.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even low-budget indie sci-fi films like \u201cHer,\u201d \u201cThe Lobster,\u201d \u201cMoon,\u201d or \u201cThe Man From Earth\u201d alongside big productions like \u201cGravity,\u201d \u201cInterstellar,\u201d or \u201cAvatar\u201d lack themes contemplating humanity\u2019s fate akin to older contemporaries like\u201c2001: A Space Odyssey.\u201d Their primary storylines focus upon individual characters instead\u2014both\u201cGravity\u201d&\u201cThe Martian\u201d revolve around personal survival stories while space serves merely backdrops highlighting individual calamities therein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t criticizing these works but rather noting how\u201c The Wandering Earth’s\u201d national sentiment\/community spirit resonates more deeply aligning w\/Chinese values inspiring reflections upon civilization\/life\/future therein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe I\u2019ll see blue skies again\u2014with flowers hanging upon branches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To better convey such spirits Wang Hongwei (script consultant) bravely employed chronological narrative techniques throughout\u201c The Wandering Earth II.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence viewers repeatedly encounter large year subtitle cards\/countdown reminders therein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some may perceive such methods narratively incompetent yet Director Guo Fan once consulted Liu Cixin who noted true sci-fi should resemble documentaries presenting future histories therein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus chronological storytelling effectively achieves desired effects adding epic grandeur thereto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas first installments overly emphasized individual heroism highlighting single characters excessively then\u201c The Wandering Earth’s sequel focuses upon humanity collectively choosing paths forward instead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably lunar crisis scenes featuring astronauts aged over fifty globally stepping forward collectively highlight responsibilities amidst crises wherein great ambitions entail sacrifices daring change unto heavens\/earths alike<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding unto Liu Peiqiang’s inquiries MOSS asserts civilization’s fate hinges upon human choices wherein humans collectively answered choosing hope regardless ultimate historical outcomes guiding destinies ahead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately human histories celebrate courageous beginnings epitomized via projects depicted within movie franchises themselves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s Spring Festival season marks first fully open post-pandemic celebrations albeit data comparisons indicate recoveries lagging behind prior years’ performances somewhat still Films akin unto\u201cThe Wanderings Earth’s sequel entail immense production costs\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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