The name Matt Damon is certainly familiar to most film fans. Box office hits like Ocean's Eleven and Bourne made him a mega star. The 53-year-old is less known for his role in The Great Wall.
The Cinema blockbuster from 2016 was heavily criticized at the time. The film has been accused of cultural appropriation, among other things. We'll explain to you what the problem is and where you can watch the film.
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What is The Great Wall about?
The film takes place in ancient China and revolves around a group of Western mercenaries led by William Garin (Matt Damon). At the beginning of the adventure, the group is looking for black powder, but ends up stranded on the Great Wall of China.
There they discover that the structure not only protects the land from human invaders, but also supernatural monstrosities. So far, so good, but what exactly does this have to do with cultural appropriation?
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What's the problem with The Great Wall?
Viewers and experts repeatedly criticized it stereotypical representation of Chinese culture and those of Whitewashing affected cast. So the casting of non-white roles with white actors. In particular, the fact that the American Matt Damon took on the lead role in a film set in ancient China caused a sensation. But is that enough to speak of cultural appropriation?
Apart from that, the story of the film is not particularly imaginative, which is also reflected in the reviews. A critic score by 35 percent and an audience rating of 42 percent on Rotten Tomatoes speak for themselves.
Matt Damon though defended itself against the accusations of whitewashing and claimed that the poster was to blame for everything. In the next paragraph we will tell you how you can watch the cinema blockbuster.
Stream The Great Wall for free
If you want to form your own impression of the controversial film, you can do so here Prime Video do. The Great Wall is there (buy now ) available to all subscribers free of charge. Alternatively, it is also possible to rent or buy the film. Will you watch The Great Wall now? Tell us in the comments!