What Happens to the Index in Animation? The Case of The Taking of Tiger Mountain
By Cassandra Xin Guan In the opening sequence of The Taking of Tiger Mountain (Zhiqu Weihushan 智取威虎山 2014), an overseas Chinese student, “Jimmy,” walks into a karaoke parlor in Manhattan’s Chinatown trailing a suitcase. He mingles with a noisy group of young Asians, until the incongruous sound of Peking opera and the vision of a … Continue reading What Happens to the Index in Animation? The Case of The Taking of Tiger Mountain