Feminist Consciousness and Imagination in Contemporary Chinese Film Criticism

A case study of “poor things”

Abstract

This article takes different viewing experiences inspired by ”poor things” in Chinese and western contexts as the starting point, by analyzing the core issue ”body liberation”, as well as taking the western viewing experiences as comparing objects, the article seeks to clarify the significance of the film criticism from three perspectives of the Chinese audience. Building upon this, it further explores historic context to understand the production and circulation of feminist consciousness in contemporary China, then uncovers the new challenge and dilemma that Chinese women are facing.