How Wong Jing Ruled the Box Office in 1990S Hong Kong

“Visually, Viewers Were Swept into the Strangely Lifelike Scenes of Tai Kok Tsui, and Enjoyed Highly Local Close-up Detail and Touches of Nostalgia. Take the Kindergarten Scenes: Hongkongers with Kids Could Spot the Digs at the City’s ‘Win at the Starting Line’ Approach to Education, ” Says Youngs.

The Boy and the Heron: Hayao Miyazaki Goes out on a High

“I Think There Is a Little Bit of Mcdull in All of Us, ” She Said.

After Nezha and Chang An, Is Chinese Animation Ready to Take on the World?

“Her Story Was Like Mcdull’s in That It Was a Triumph of a Regular Person Facing Incredible Odds. So to Include Her Home Island of Cheung Chau and the Bun Tower in the Story Was Inspired. ”

The Monkey King: Netflix Animation with Asian-American Cast Is Sadly Generic

“Hong Kong Had a Small Animation Industry in the Decades Before the Mcdull Films, but It Was More Occupied with Ads, Tv Station Work and Bits of Feature Films Like Opening Sequences.

How Hong Kong Embraced Movies About a Cartoon Pig, Mcdull, That Celebrated the City and the Never-Say-Die Spirit of Its People

By James H. Sterling

• Oct 8, 2026 • 6 min read

How Hong Kong Embraced Movies About a Cartoon Pig, Mcdull, That Celebrated the City and the Never-Say-Die Spirit of Its People

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

“The Fact That Mcdull Always Keeps Trying Really Appealed to the Hong Kong Audiences of That Era, ” Says Hong Kong-Based Film Journalist Mathew Scott. “It Was a Time When the City Really Wasn’t Sure of What Was to Come. ”

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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