Director Hou's films are of the kind with long aftertastes. The plot conflicts and the emotions of the characters are very restrained and plain, but they will not feel bland and tasteless. They will be filled with a strong sense of reality. If you think about it carefully, you will be amazed at how it was made. It's so natural, the characters' words, deeds and reactions are very real, without the sense of drama that the audience is accustomed to now.
The historical background in the play is the terrorist rule of the Kuomintang in Taiwan after the surrender of Japan and before the liberation of the mainland. The origin of the incident on the xx island may originate from this stage. The film does not exaggerate the excitement of this big era, but only selects the four brothers and their family as silhouettes, and depicts the fate of the four people and related people. A little turmoil in the times has directly or indirectly brought endless disasters to the family.
The scenery and scenery in the film are very impressive, and Hou Dao's scheduling of the pictures is also master-level. Whether it is short and cramped in the parents or the clear and clear country road, it gives people a sense of immersion.
There is not much to say about the advantages of the characters. Tony Leung's mute and Leihu's Ah Xiong are very similar to the people our generation would meet when they were young. Leihu is no longer "convincing people with virtue", and those who are north to north all day long, the calamity comes out of their mouths~
The film starts with the birth of a child and ends with the birth of another child. The whole film is full of Chinese fireworks: no matter what the gunfire is outside, you have to eat food, play mahjong, and live on.
An easter egg: Jin Shijie and Zhang Dachun actually appeared in the film... I didn't notice it at all~
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