Beijing Review

A Happy Ending?

Since the cinema in the popular One Mall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in east China, reopened on July 20, Wei Wei, a university student, has been binge-watching movies. In nine days, he had been there three times, watching the same films over and over again.

“I just want to sit in the cinema and watch them again. I really miss the ritual very much,” he told Xinhua Daily. “Besides, like all industries that are reopening, the seriously hit film industry also needs support from everyone.”

After remaining closed for around six months, cinemas began to reopen since

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