I preferred the Chinese version. Hollywood’s take didn’t have the same atmosphere and the pacing was weird.
They never let you soak in any particular moment, time, or place. Every little plot line or detail that could be cut, was. It felt to me like a very long tldr or a string of trailers glued together. So many trailer-style corny one-liners.
I’m sure I’m forgetting some parts that were actually enjoyable, but I feel like I wouldn’t have missed out on anything had I not watched it.
If it is dry due to climate change I don’t see how there is an eco-system built around the drought worth preserving.