So, when an alien spaceship threatens Hong Kong's skyline, one local official says there's only one place to turn: "We've got to call the central government for help." Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region, where many are pushing for democracy, which infuriates China's authoritarian leaders in Beijing. There's even a plug for the Communist Party. In another scene, Mark Wahlberg, the movie's other lead actor, tries to get money out of a China Construction Bank ATM - in Texas. He pauses on a Hong Kong roof top, opens a refrigerator and drinks a cardboard carton of Yili, a Chinese brand of milk. In one scene, actor Stanley Tucci, playing a billionaire inventor, is running from CIA assassins. The Two-Way What A Show! China's Movie Theaters Have Improved DramaticallyĪnother reason the movie spends so much time in China is to provide opportunities for Chinese product placement, much of which Chinese movie-goers ridiculed.
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