A documentary about Li Yang, who tries to teach large numbers of Chinese to speak English, using unusual methods. He holds motivational rallies, where he gets the crowd to shout out English phrases, in order to instill confidence, and tells them not to be afraid of losing face. His goal is to increase Chinese trade, and export Chinese culture, to the main world markets: North America, Japan, and Europe. After the rally, they can continue their English lessons using his taped courses.
说起纪录片的编织，想到了大年初三晚上看完了张元的《疯狂英语》。影片开头是大红的电审通过号，在一个日本出版的DVD上看到中国的电审字号，颇有些诡异。这部拍摄于1999年有正式厂标（西影）的纪录片对李阳“疯狂英语”的全国演讲做了跟踪拍摄。李阳，这个号称让三亿中国人说一口流利英语的奇人被国内许多媒体（包括官方媒体）报道时都是以正面积极的形象出现的，他的“热爱丢脸”的哲学也在“学英语报效祖国”的伟大动机下得到了官方的默认。原本以为张元的纪录片会有另辟蹊径的表现，结果却比较让人意外。
