![]() ![]() ![]() If you think about American currency, you'd never see a monster on the dollar bill! But it's something we went into with a lot of heart, trying different things. And even if you look at the Chinese currency, you'll see the Taotai design on them. The monster design, the Taotai, is one of the most revered and well-known monsters in Chinese culture. ![]() Speaking through a translator, the filmmaker explained the lengthy history of the creatures in Chinese history and how he wanted them to be represented in his film. I brought up the subject of the monsters - identified as Taotai in The Great Wall - when I sat down to talk with Zhang Yimou at the movie's Los Angeles press day last week.
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