Ok , even if it was not the intention to spoon feed the audience , it was still a very hammy line in an otherwise very strong film . IMO anyway . <| sep |> What ' s the cert on the black chaks <| sep |> No it was a more sophisticated view of China . This movie has a lot to do with Chinese culture . Ted Chiang Chinese American and the sort of Terence Malik of scifi in that he doesn ' t often write but when he does he wins the Nebula is cowriter . The movie is heavily focused on linguistic diversity which was inspired by the differences of Chinese writing systems . China aggro in the movie is depicted through the American media . The real life Chinese encounter actually suggests the Chinese language has superior flexibility to English . I get you though it does appear to be sinophobic . But how do you tackle sinophobia without portraying it ?