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by Cthulhu_ 1470 days ago
It probably is; if a film wants to use any military hardware, the Pentagon gets the final say about the contents.

And if they want to earn big in China and get subsidies from their film funds, it cannot be critical of China / Chinese people, they can't be the bad guys, it has to have at least a secondary Chinese actor, and it needs a scene in a Chinese city. That's what I've observed with some of these films anyway, e.g. the Transformer films.
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retSava 1468 days ago
Yeah, that's been my observation too. If I watch a movie and they end up in a Chinese city (HK, Shanghai etc), it's often a strong indicator of Chinese investors. At least when it comes to blockbuster movies.

When it comes to the US military lending support, I've read that the movie cannot be critical or portray us military in a negative manner.

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