Movie magic in 2008
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="box">box</span>-<span word="office">office</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="mediocrity">mediocrity</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="reigns">reigns</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daunting">daunting</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> 10 <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cinematic">cinematic</span> <span word="excellence">excellence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="strides">strides</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="conceivably">conceivably</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hampered">hampered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clout">clout</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span> <span word="glued">glued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="harm">harm</span>.</p><p><span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="multiplexes">multiplexes</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unfazed">unfazed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Ah">Ah</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celluloid">celluloid</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> 10 <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="yardstick">yardstick</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="enjoyability">enjoyability</span>". <span word="We">We</span> <span word="embrace">embrace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="moneymakers">moneymakers</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snobbishly">snobbishly</span> <span word="snubbing">snubbing</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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