A City of Sadness Comments

Fredrick 2022-08-21 15:28:05

Xin Shufen,...

Brooke 2022-03-20 09:02:55

Each regime has its own "228", but without exception, it remains silent. Some people say it, and he died; some people say it even if they know they are going to die; To speak is to remember, and to remember is to respect history. It is a pity that we do not control what we say or not, remember and forget. The repressed gasps of the narrator constitutes the whole...

Hunter 2022-03-20 09:02:55

4.5. Hou Hsiao-hsien's narrative material and textual meaning are organized the best. But it is still inseparable from the emotional pain of Taiwanese living in the shadow of 228. Xin Shufen's image is the finishing touch (fortunately, Yi Nengjing resigned from this role), and it is only because of her appearance that the gloomy and dark atmosphere is brought to an idealistic side. Without her, the vibe of the film would have collapsed in...

Ryleigh 2022-03-20 09:02:55

Hou Hsiao-hsien turned from a private autobiographical film to a representative work of social and historical themes, and won the Venice Golden Lion Award. 1. Using a medium and long-term fixed long shot to splash ink, the memories that cannot be dried for decades, the endless family hatred and national hatred and the endless ups and downs of the chaotic world, the quiet and introverted dark tide is turbulent, sad and poignant; 2. The sadness of the contemplative The soundtrack lingers; 3. The...

Alexandro 2022-03-20 09:02:55

Hou Hsiao-hsien once said, "I think one day a movie should be made like this: it's easy, very simple, and everyone can watch it. But those who see deeply can see it deeply, very deeply." A story about the islanders. Even if you don't know much about Taiwan's history, you can feel the sadness of the little people in the big era. What is more emotional is the sadness of people in the long river of...

Theo 2022-03-19 09:01:09

If you find someone who is good at making commercial films, you will definitely be able to make a thick epic. When Hou Hsiao-hsien did not shoot himself for the first time, he still insisted on the same style, weakening the drama and weakening the performance. There are still intentional breaks and blanks in the narrative, which weakens the coherence of the story. Don't overly sensational, don't intensify the conflict, and even such a wonderful soundtrack is rarely used, calmly watch. Weak...

Miles 2022-03-19 09:01:09

The epic environmental pattern, the grand sympathy of the micro-carvings behind ordinary people's joys, sorrows and sorrows, and the detailed style of the leopard in the tube, all directly appeal to the hearts of the...

Madie 2022-03-19 09:01:09

In 1989, Hou Hsiao-hsien shot "City of Sadness" against the background of Taiwan's modern history, breaking the taboo that Taiwanese films involved politics at that time. Tony Leung played the silent protagonist Wen Qing in the film, which was well received. When I was 23 years old, I was a middle school teacher in "Sad City", and I sang the songs of the motherland together with my comrades. Only the young people who look forward to the future like me can know the pain in my heart at this...

Deondre 2022-03-19 09:01:09

I finally watched a Hou Hsiao-hsien work that made me quite porridge, otherwise I will say goodbye to this boring emperor. History, politics, society, culture, Japan, China, people from other provinces, people from the province, these three words can no longer be summed up. I can only extract the most superficial afterthought from the profound and inner meaning: I think Tony Leung is the best actor among the...

Eldridge 2022-03-19 09:01:09

Eileen Chang - Passing through Taiwan, there are green islands floating on the thick blue water, like Chinese landscape paintings, such mountains, unexpected, really exist! I stood there motionless, not daring to take a step away, for fear of missing out, knowing that I would never see more beautiful scenery in my life. Those who are tragic and delusional, the sound is so sad, the Qing Dynasty is going with the wind, the middle song is wandering, and the sighs are repeated again and again. Four...