Chinese ask: Why didn't we make Kung Fu Panda?

Tight control of film industry seen as the main reason By MAUREEN FAN Washington Post BEIJING — The blockbuster success of an American animated movie that's set in ancient China, highlights Chinese culture, mythology and architecture and stars a kung fu fighting panda has filmmakers and ordinary Chinese wondering: Why wasn't this hit made in China? Kung Fu Panda follows a slacker panda named Po, who works in his father's noodle shop and eventually fulfills his dream of becoming a kung fu fighter, and features the voices of Hollywood stars Jack Black and Angelina Jolie. So far it's taken in more than $350 million at theaters worldwide. Many here blame a lack of imagination that comes as a result of tight government controls over the film industry and hypersensitivity over how China is portrayed to the outside world. With less... [read full story]