We’re in a global movie market, and now we need to include Chinese actors and tropes. Fair enough. US soft power is highly effective and I wonder if there was any conscious intention to mirror the Terrestrial idea that an upstart military puts installations on artificial islands in a tropical sea and think they are…

Wilhelm Scream: I’ve gotten into the habit of listening for the Wilhelm Scream in movies and appreciate it when it’s cleverly masked. I think this time it was chopped into little sections and applied to multiple characters in this movie. Anyone agree?