In “The Great Wall” this Westerner is William (Damon), and the woman who convinces him to check his attitude is a Chinese commander named Lin Mae (Tian Jing). The battle scenes are spectacularly choreographed, and the narrative hinges on a Westerner who shifts his own perspective from being self-centred to self-sacrificing. ![]() Story-wise, it’s “Game of Thrones” with a dollop of Zhang’s 2011 film “The Flowers of War” starring Christian Bale. That’s not surprising as it’s incredibly visually impressive, demonstrating the sheer scale and range of what the Chinese entertainment industry - dramatically changed from the days of “Red Sorghum” - can do when it teams up with Hollywood star power, which in this case means Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe and “Game of Thrones” star Pedro Pascal. “The Great Wall” was a hit in China when it was released there last year.
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