The film is not bad, realistic works, the development history of contemporary China and the obsession of parents who lost their only child, the film accurately grasps the key points of several key periods to win awards abroad, trauma movement, informed return to hometown, doing business in the sea, restructuring and reform of state-owned enterprises Opening up, going northeast to Hainan, etc., the attitude of the film is more realistic and objective, with reflection but not black.
Three hours is really a bit too long, which affects the experience of watching the movie. It would be better if the movie stopped at the second hour and ran to the hospital with his wife. To complete the narrative of the entire contemporary history, you can cut some back shots and go in. That's it.
This way the film will have more room for thought. There are many things in the world that will not be complete and beautiful. The forced beauty in the next hour makes the film change from neutral and objective to a positive attitude towards the male protagonist's behavior of cheating in marriage and treating his adopted son as a substitute, which is uncomfortable and unnecessary.
The tragedy of the times is the tragedy of the times, but not every problem is caused by the times. Sometimes it's a matter of humanity, the humanity in the story, or the creator outside the story.
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