A City of Sadness Reviews

Maybell 2022-11-16 11:55:17

I admit that I can't fully understand his films, but I think his films are very tragic. The meaning of the city is too rich. The story of the fate of a region and the fate of people. In his films, we will think of many questions about Taiwan in the end. What kind of place is it? It's always on the...

Jasen 2022-11-15 14:31:52

"The ashes that fall on people's heads in the times are like a mountain, as heavy as a mountain, but they have to learn to bounce like ashes." The whole movie "Sad City" tells the whole history of Taiwan from its recovery to 1947 through a family story. Condensed together, it focused on the "228"...

Dominique 2022-11-05 11:02:30

After reading "Sorrowful City", I typed out these words  2007-12-15 03:44  A  small island is in great pain, and Shan A has the rest. As if in me, how to recognize the previous life. Although tears are cheap, they are purer than blood . 　 2.  Who washes it, who makes up for it, who guards it, and...h

Layne 2022-10-19 23:42:40

That night, the rain hit Keelung and Baodao recovered . That year , people were panicked and confused about the future . Where is the hometown and where is the motherland. I don’t know whether I don’t want to know. This is a century of love and hatred. This is a cross-strait impact across...

Orie 2022-10-18 12:17:27

I borrowed a book by Zhang Tiezhi from a classmate. It is a collection of essays called "The Times Are Changing". It briefly introduces the history of Taiwan's democratic struggle, the unavoidable 228, the Beauty Island incident, the island's Social movements, magazines enlightened by intellectuals...

Houston 2022-10-07 11:56:26

The fate of ordinary people is always small enough to be ignored in the face of vigorous times. Individuals, if they stand up bravely and want to stop the torrent of the times, are more or less like Don Quixote who is struggling to pounce on a windmill. Often, he can only be a martyr. More often,...

Aurelia 2022-10-03 02:30:18

In the tide of history, people are more microscopic in nature. Whether you are keeping yourself clean or protecting yourself, or you go your own way, you cannot escape what should fall on you. "City of Sadness" tells the story of people in this history with a long shot full of emotion. I know that...

Jamison 2022-09-21 00:59:02

I clearly know Hou Hsiao-hsien, and it was his Cannes-winning "Assassin Nie Yinniang" last year. I am fortunate to have watched this film in the theater, because this time the filming is the only one in my long life. After all, there is only one in 2015, and there is only one "" Assassin Nie...

Janiya 2022-09-14 01:06:13

The narrative angle and "sadness" tone of "Sorrowful City" depend to a certain extent on Wenqing's writing and Yumei's monologue. Although writing helps Wenqing with hearing impairment to express himself, every time he is unable to do so due to time constraints. Speaking freely, his words are shown...

Melody 2022-09-06 13:03:33

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...