An admittedly interesting concept that I did not need 2 hours of
Its very melodramatic in parts, but this genre always is. Not something I love, though I did quite enjoy the 'big reveal', & the 'emotional bit' was quite, genuinely emotional & not what I saw coming
A touching little film about the true story of a child in Hotan, Xinjiang losing his arm & the extraordinary ordinary heroes that came together to save his life.
Is it the finest piece of modern Chinese cinema you'll see? Not by any means. The cinematography is generic blockbuster fayre — nothing new or risk taking. And it falls into the Hollywood 'true story' trap of trying to hard to tell you how you should feel in each scene. The viewer…
Not Jia Ling's best work, but she has set herself a very high bar, and is still pretty great in this — as she always is, in everything she does.
The story, though, is fairly forgettable — one that has been told a thousand times by a thousand directors. Lazy, useless layabout is good for nothing. Finds a hobby, usually a sport. Will they give up? They're about to give up! They don't give up, and they're no longer a…
