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How soon is too soon to feature a natural disaster in a film?


To start with, I haven't watched very far into this movie, but I have this question. My family experienced the 2008 earthquake, and when those scenes came up, we did not want to watch any more. And we didn't. Maybe if we had known about that part of the story in advance it would have been less off-putting. I know that there have been several very good films about the earthquake itself and its aftermath and its effects on survivors. It seems to me, though, that in this film it just serves to advance the plot. If that detail was included to make the film more China-friendly, I'm not sure it was effective. It certainly had a negative impact on my family.

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1st of all sorry to hear that u had to face the earthqauke.

But you shouldn't judge a film in the 1st minute itself. The earthquake was just only mentioned and was never used in the plot anywhere. The part where where you hear about it is the only instance it used in the film.

I would suggest you to watch the movie as its amazing in every aspect.

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it's never too soon. as viewers/consumers, we simply have to decide not to pay to see something we think might be tasteless.

film has a long history of exploitation. sometimes films begin filming exploitation versions of stories while they are still happening (Jonestown massacre, Branch Davidian massacre, etc, etc).

if money can be made, someone, somewhere will try to make a buck.

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