Homer's Epics and Jangar are respectively regarded as Western and Chinese cultural treasures, each of them contains different historical cultures and national mentality.

荷马史诗与《江格尔》分别是西方世界与中国的文化瑰宝，它们各自承载了东西方不同的历史文化和民族心理。

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Narratives often centre on historical epics featuring dynastic royalty, concubines, deities and supernatural creatures.

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Historical epics were still favoured by the Academy, Mel Gibson's Braveheart won best film and best director in 1996.

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As a light-hearted comedy, it contrasts with the historical epics and action flicks that make up most of China's domestic film releases, says Liv Yi, an analyst at Beijing-based entertainment industry consultancy Entgroup.

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