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Matt Damon's latest work The Great Wall was once the center of controversy over allegations of whitewashing Men's Nike Vapormax Flyknit Grey Shoes Sale , but not that the film has hit Chinese mainland theaters on Friday attention has shifted.


The Chinese fantasy-action film topped Friday's mainland box office with opening day earnings of 107.94 million yuan ($15.52 million) - more than five times that of the runner-up The Wasted Times, another Chinese film that premiered the same day. As of Sunday morning, The Great Wall has brought in a total of 365.68 million yuan.


While it seems that The Great Wall may come as a ray of light in what has been a gloomy film market this year, opinions towards the film have been divided.


Bearing the various negative reactions in mind, I saw the film on its second day of release. To be honest, I can't say The Great Wall is a splendid work that everyone must see Men's Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit Blue Orbit Shoes Sale , but it is not that bad either. It is, in my opinion, a film that has been carefully tailored to be a blockbuster popcorn flick.


Another Olympic show?


One thing happy surprise was the film's ability to fuse Chinese elements in a rather natural way compared to other joint productions in the past.


Set in ancient China, The Great Wall follows two Western mercenaries William Garin (Matt Damon) and Pero Tovar (Pedro Pascal) who plan to steal a sample of gunpowder to take back to the West. However, the two are captured by the Nameless Order, a Chinese troop garrisoned at the Great Wall. Discovering that the troop's true mission is to defend China from invading monsters known as Taotie and influenced by the soldiers' selflessness Men's Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit 2018 Red Shoes Sale , Garin decides to stay and fight together with them.


"A large scale Olympic gymnastics show" is what most Chinese critics have been calling The Great Wall, referring to the fact that the film's director Zhang Yimou also directed the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games.


"The Great Wall is a collapsed work," Ye Xindai, a domestic critic said in a long critique of the film posted on Wechat. Cheng Qingsong - chief editor of Youth Film Handbook magazine and the organizer of The Golden Broom awards, which sarcastically awards the worst movies of the year - called The Great Wall the champion of the awards.


"I felt it was still exciting after I watched the film for a second time," Wang Youshi Women's Nike Air Vapormax Shoes Pink White Sale , 22, a college student told the Global Times on Saturday.


"The scenes are great. I never thought a Chinese film could look like a Hollywood blockbuster."


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