I don't think scifi suits Bong, he needs the constraints of realism to balance his wacky ideas
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Raise the Red Lantern 1991
Echoes The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, especially the ending. What’s especially sad is not just Songlian being literally driven mad by her oppressive life, but also that all of the conflict happens between the women—Songlian and Second Sister, Songlian and Yan’er—in their bid to win the Master’s favor.
The film is set during the Warlord era but nothing of the political turmoil in China at this time is reflected in the scenes. It could have been set 100 years…
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