Outstanding movie, probably a bit slow for Western eyes, as customary with Asian movies, though poignant. Rather than the usual imperial sword master who falls in love with a princess only to meet a tragic, but very scenic, death on a background of traditional music, this film is about people, not cardboard characters. The longing of a father for his son he is been banned from seeing, the youth in a Chinese coastal town hoping to make it to America, family relations in mainland China. It begins to give us an understanding of why many Chinese will risk everything, and often pay with their life, in order to make it to a capitalist country (preferably America).Not necessarily merry, but it did look real.
I recommend it to all interested in understanding this huge country and culture.
I recommend it to all interested in understanding this huge country and culture.