To what extent is this movie so terrific? It is a "Four Nos" deaf-mute film with no dialogue, no subtitles, no narration, and soundtrack.
The talented director used a handheld device to record more than 30 long shots to form a 130-minute big movie. I was anxious because I couldn't understand sign language for the first ten minutes, but I was completely immersed in the silent hustle and bustle for the next two hours. The dark side of human nature outlined a Ukiyo-e in the darkest corner of society in the deaf-mute tribe.
The film takes a bland event—a deaf-mute freshman’s entrance to school as an entry point, and takes us into a special school that should be a haven for the soul, but a few minutes after the film begins, it symbolizes normal human social order and rules. Teachers and schools in China withdrew from the stage, and all the chaos that left you dumbfounded followed: indifference, violence, corruption, theft, sex, love, sex, abortion, crime, blood...
In the silent world, restlessness has dealt us a fatal blow in the loudest way.
The only regret is: It is a pity that I did not watch the original version of 130 minutes.
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