If "House of Flying Daggers" and "Golden Armor in the City" shock people with their grand momentum, "My Father and Mother" is very low-key, choosing such a simple story, but it can be true and beautiful It reproduces that simple love and beautiful and simple folk customs, such a movie has its own moving power in simplicity. In comparison, I still prefer Zhang Yimou's early works. The only thing that doesn't feel right is the mother's lines in the black and white segment in the film, which seems a bit literary and not so natural. And I always feel that there may be better performances without lines in some places. The words of one family are for reference only.
In addition, I didn't like Zhang Ziyi very much before, but her performance in this film is really good. She wears a red cotton jacket and runs under the golden sunlight, which is very beautiful.
In short, I have seen one of Zhang Yimou's best films, love it!
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