English translations of Chinese movies

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“Farewell My Concubine” (which means: Goodbye, my little wife). “Farewell My Concubine” is actually the English translation of “The Last Emperor”. 　　 Please take a look at the following translated titles: (The English titles below are the official translations from IMDb; what follows after “--” is their literal meaning, while the original title of the film is given in parentheses.)
“Be There or Be Square” -- Be there or be equal (“Don’t Come Back if You Don’t Show Up”; it’s better to just leave quickly once you’ve appeared.)
“Seventeen Years” -- Seventeen years (A rather cryptic title; original title: “Going Home for the New Year”.)
“So Close to Paradise” -- Paradise is so close (“Carrier Pole and Girl”; this translation is more interesting than the original title, which brings to mind something like “Windlass, Woman, and Dog”. “Unresolvable little knots...”)
“Ashes of Time” -- Ashes of time (“Ashes of Time”; this translation carries deep meaning. Whether you’re an evil-doer from the East or the West, no matter how skilled you are in martial arts, in the end you all become mere ashes of time, right?) “All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard” – All people are brothers: the blood of the leopard. (In the novel \"Water Margin\", it has an English translation titled \"All Men Are Brothers\".)
“Chinese Odyssey 1: Pandora’s Box” – The Chinese Odyssey 1: Pandora’s Box. (\\"A Chinese Odyssey: Pandora’s Box\"; it’s definitely a case of adapting to local customs, but it doesn’t seem to be related at all…)
“Chinese Odyssey 2: Cinderella” – Cinderella. (\\"A Chinese Odyssey: Cinderella\"; Zhu Zizhen becomes Sun Wukong, and Cinderella wears the glass slipper – what genius!) Grapes) 　　 《Funeral of the Famous Star》–The Funeral of a Celebrity (With birds fading away, from «Big Shots») 　　 《Treatment》–Treatment («Guasha»; it would be great if American law saw it that way) 　　 《Dream Factory》–Dream Factory («Party A and Party B»; really impressive) 　　 《Steel Meets Fire》–Steel Meets Fire (Shouldn’t it be translated as \"Steel Meets Ghosts\"?) “Fire Warrior” 　　 “Third Sister Liu” – The third sister, Liu (from “Liu Sanjie”; a character who doesn’t use much intelligence). 　　 “Steal Happiness” – To steal joy (it reminds me of “secretly feeling happy”; I thought it was meant for adults only). 　　 “Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker” – Red firecrackers, green firecrackers (from “Cannon Firing at the Two Lamps”; is it a children’s movie?) ) 　　 《Breaking the Silence》– Breaking the Silence (for *Pretty Mom*, the translation is straightforward; in contrast, the original title gives an impression of trying to be flirtatious). 　　 《Emperor’s Shadow》– The Shadow of the Empire (*Ode to Qin* – is it referring to Hitler?) ) “In the Mood for Love” – In a mood of love (“In the Mood for Love”, translator who’s in love) “Woman-Demon-Human” – Woman-Demon-Human (“A Chinese Ghost Story”, translator who’s heartbroken) “From Beijing with Love” – Bringing love from Beijing (But it can’t be changed to “Made in China 007”) “Fatal Decision” – A crucial decision (Unfortunately, “FATAL” implies something deadly; a fatal choice?) “Life or Death Decision” 　　“In the Heat of the Sun” – Under the scorching sun (\"Days of Sunshine\": the phrase \"scorching sun\" carries a certain meaning here.) The translation reminds JEWAYS of a certain lesson from middle school Chinese class–Xiangzi pulling a rickshaw along the streets. “Keep Cool” – Stay calm („Talk things over nicely“, Yu Jin!) ) 　　《Far Far Place》– A place that’s very, very far away (‘In that distant place’, reminds me of ‘LONG LONG AGO’). 　　《Sixty Million Dollar Man》– The man worth sixty million dollars (‘The Invincible Man’; talking about money is such a trivial thing). 　　《Flirting Scholar》– A scholar who is flirting (Others see poetry in ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’, but do you see something else?) \"Tang Bohu Meets Qiu Xiang\" 　　 \"Royal Tramp\"--The Royal Vagabond (\"The Legend of the Condor Heroes\": Why not translate it as \"Real Madrid\"?) ) 　　 《Flowers of Shanghai》--The Flowers of Shanghai (PG18? “The Flowers at Sea”) 　　 “A Better Tomorrow”–Tomorrow Will Be Better (\"Snowflakes fall on Jade Mountain, igniting the hearts of young men...\\", “The Hero”) 　　 “Color of a Hero”–The Color of a Hero (Another title for “The Hero”; was it translated by one of Li Yang’s students?) --GIVE YOU COLORS TO SEE SEE– To show you what I mean! 　　 《Once Upon a Time in China》– Once upon a time in China («Huang Fei-Hong», an epic tale). 　　 《Twin Warriors》– Twin warriors («Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng»; is Zhang Sanfeng twins?) ) 　　 《A Man Called Hero》– A man named Hero (from \"Chinese Hero\"; the translator was lazy and simply copied the first sentence of the film review.) 　　 《Swordsman 3: The East is Red》– Swordsman 3: The East Is Red (from \"Unbeatable East: The Rise of a Legend\"; as long as the East is red, one cannot be defeated.) 　　《Mr. Nice Guy》– Mr. Nice Guy (from \"A Good Man\"; it has the style of a typical American film title; domestic translators might translate it as A GOOD MAN.) 　　 《Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon》– (\"Thin Tiger, Fat Dragon\"; this translator must be the same one who later translated \"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon\".) 　　 《Saviour of the Soul》– Savior of the Soul (Ugh!) How shameless! The Legend of the Condor Heroes