The Chinese film industry is to collaborate with Hollywood in making the costliest ever film of the PRC. “Flying Tiger Heroes” the tentative name of the project is expected to have a budget of US $100 million making it the most expensive Chinese film to be made. Based on the events following the Pearl Harbor disaster, Chinese and American air men teamed up to face the Japanese Air Force in combat over the skies of China and Burma. Known around the world today as the legendary Flying Tigers they were identifiable with their striking black shark like aircrafts roaring low on the horizons. Known as “Fei Hu” in Chinese language these aircrafts could be distinguished with for the shark teeth painted on the underside of the aircraft which resembled a giant fish. The Flying Tigers were composed of the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force. Under General Claire Lee Chennault a retired U.S. Army Air Corps, this band of 300 volunteering air men created a combat record that no other aerial squadron in history has ever come anywhere close to.
Directed by Hong Kong based director John Woo of Mission Impossible 2 fame the film is expected to capture stunning scenes of aerial battle ever seen in Chinese cinema. This would be a tribute to the daring exploits and innovative war strategies of the Fei Hu which had achieved prominent victories for the Allied Forces in the wake of the World War II. Woo may also draw his materials from the classic 1942 John Wayne starrer “Flying Tigers”. The ninety-minute film with extensive interviews and film footage shot by the members of the Flying Tigers tells the story of the air men and other volunteer staff on mission ranging from nurses, doctors or even clerks who arrived in disguise from the US West Coast before training in the dense forests of Southeast Asia.
Deemed as national heroes in present day China, one of the astonishing episodes of the Flying Tiger history is how Chennault created a group of inexperienced fighters from the American army, navy and air force into seasoned airmen that fought incredible air battles over China and the jungles of Myanmar. Created under the secret order of President Franklin Roosevelt to help China defend her cities from relentless Japanese bombing, the Fei Hu secretly trained in the jungles of Southeast Asia, getting ready to face the Japanese Air Force over the skies of China and Rangoon.
Speaking in a signing ceremony of the film, Woo said that the movie would emphasize the spirit of Yunnan province, a training site of the Flying Tigers as well as Chinese heroes from World War II. This movie is a must-see for those, who have already participated in study abroad programs in Yunnan and explored its nooks and crannies. This movie also gives vent to the break-neck speed with which the Chinese film industry is striding into a bright future. With the liberalization of China and its subsequent exposure to the West, the Chinese film industry has grown with leaps and bounds. If you study abroad with us and are keen on learning Chinese in China, you must take a trip to your nearest cinema-hall with your local Chinese friends and watch Mandarin movies. This will take your study-abroad and cross-cultural experience to a whole new level, as learning Mandarin will become so much easier and fun-filled. The joint collaboration film would also highlight the US-China friendship that was at the birth of the Flying Tigers.
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