A successful warrior in Chinese films
By Yang Jinsong | China Daily | Updated: 2017-08-18 09:30
Wolf Warriors II has earned more than 4.7 billion yuan ($704 million) at the box office by Thursday, which has put it on the list of top 100 global box offices. It is also the first Asian movie to enter the top 100 list, and break the monopoly of Hollywood films.
Being a commercial venture and basically an action flick aimed at attracting audiences to the cinema, the movie starring and directed by Wu Jing complies with the rules of commercial films.
The story revolves around a former People's Liberation Army SWAT soldier's adventure in Africa who helps several dozen Chinese nationals as well as locals to flee a wartorn and plague-ravaged country, and his personal revenge for the death of his fianc��e.
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