ShanghaiCalling

Frommyperspective,ShanghaiCallingisunderminingtheHollywoodstereotypesofChina.OneoftheUSx27;sgrievancestowardsChinaisthecybertheftofintellectualandcreativeproperty.Inthemovie,anintellectualproperty,thetransparentphone,isinvolved.However,insteadofportrayinghowtheChinesefactoriesaregoodatproducingcopycatorcounterfeitgoods,itactuallynamedaChineseastheinventorofsuchIP.Besides,inthemovie,itistheAmericanbusinessman,Groff,whofakedthedocumentandhiredanactortodeceivethelawyers.InShanghaiCalling,thechangeofSamx27;sattitudetowardsChinaservesasacritiqueofthecommonmisguidedstereotypes.EventhoughSamisanAmericanofChineseimmigrantparents,hestillimaginedChinaastheQingdynastybeforehearrived.ItwasthewhiteAmericanswholivedinShanghaiforawhileencouragedhimtoappreciatethefast-speedlifeandopportunitiesinShanghai.ThemovieportrayedthesuccesstheseforeignersachievedinShanghai:Donaldranafast-foodchain;AmandaspokegoodChinese,livedinanAmerican-stylehousewithherdaughteranddecidedtostay.TherepresentationoflocalShanghaineseisalsodifferentfromthestereotypes.SamthoughtFangFangwantedhimtotakehertoNewYork,butinfact,shejustwantedtoattendlawschoolandprovideabetterlifeforherfamily,insteadofthinkingtheUSiswhereallthegoodlifeis.Throughthesecharacters,ShanghaiCallingistryingtorepresentanopenanddevelopingChinainthisnewcenturyandchangethestereotypesasSamhad.