Does anyone agree that Chinese films are not worth? No one could possibly agree with this point. I can see from many Hollywood Film makers who are getting truly inspired from Chinese cinema culture. The bottom line is, Chinese film makers have great spirit which can reflect in the each story of movies. They have great potential to build the script with interesting narrative structure.
Every film has simple story line but, utmost important to focus on here is screenplay. As long as the screenplay is built strong, it will make the audience glued on to their seats and their attention would not distract towards movie. Chinese film makers do carry this important point while making films.
If I take an example for this topic, I would present about one movie called "Starry Starry Night" which I have seen two weeks ago. This is Taiwanese drama film based on illustrated novel by Taiwanese author Jimmy Liao and released in the year 2011. Considered as pleasant movie, with pleased cinematography and direction by Tom Lin and Jake Pollock. Story is very simple, its about one 14 year old teenage girl named Xiao mei who used to live with her grandfather up in the mountains. Later, moves to the city to live with her parents who are well experiencing and work-related stress and are having marriage problems.
One day, Xiaomei was attracted to a beautiful recorder melody of a Christmas carol played by her neighbour. She later realizes that it was Xiao jie who is also troubled with family problems and severe bullies from classmates in school. Xiao mei gets attracted to Xiao jie by seeing his love towards art. Their friendship begins blooming when, Xiao mei saves Xiao Jie from being getting seriously bullying from his classmates. In order to save Xiao Jie, both Xiao mei and Xiao jei get into fight which leads them to cause with injuries. Apparently, they also save from each other from not getting into any troubles.
Suddenly, shortly after her beloved grandfather's death, Xiao Mei's parents announce divorce. Upon hearing this, Xiao mei falls apart and decides to run away from home with Xiao jie who does the same with her. During their journey Xiao mei and Xiao jei discuss about their family problems where she realizes that Xiao jei is suffering from terrible issues with his father who brutally hits him and his mother. For which lead him to decide to run away from home with Xiao mei. Xiao mei comforts him after a while.
In the night, the weather was too foggy for them to enjoy. Xiao Mei also develops fever. Xiao jie gets worried and he carries on his back to reach till wooden shack. Later, he contacts Xiao mei's parents while she is asleep. When Xiao mei woke up, finds herself laying on bed in hospital beside her mother. Later, when Xiao mei reaches to 10 grade, she receives the missing puzzle part of "Starry Starry Night" art piece.
Many years later, Xiao Mei moves to France to live with her mother and step sister. As they both walk down the street, she finds one showroom which has all the missing piece of jigsaw puzzles in display. Upon entering the shop, Xiao mei sees a jigsaw of "Starry Starry Night" which has the same missing piece as her's.
So, this is the adorable plot. Also the entire picturization is adorable too Great cinematography, aesthetic mood sense, and fabulous lighting with pleased colour sense has been added advantage for the success of the film too. When you see the film, you will be evoked with the pleasing sense of freshness, charming in your heart. The film carried out with the emotions of Xiao mei and Xiao jie in an artistic sense. They visualize every part of their life with the fantasy thoughts which depicts that they are in need of happiness. And when Xiao mei and Xiao jie are together their world turns out to be beautiful illusion that we feel our mind and body is driving us to different directions of their fantasies. For example, in the part of climax scene, when Xiao mei gets effected with the news of her parents divorcing, she visualizes them as broken puzzle pieces and tries to rejoin them back into their forms. And she also realizes that her life is like missing piece of jigsaw puzzle too that connects with the missing piece of painting called "Starry Starry Night".
Over all, this movie is amazing. How Intelligent that Chinese film makers could be? They tend to keep their films low profile, but thanking to International Film Festival, which is truly responsible for giving the exposure of eternal films in China. I love you China and I love Chinese films...
Keep watching my blog coz, I would update more reviews of films that I watch... I hope you all enjoyed this too ^_^ Good Night everyone...
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
Every film has simple story line but, utmost important to focus on here is screenplay. As long as the screenplay is built strong, it will make the audience glued on to their seats and their attention would not distract towards movie. Chinese film makers do carry this important point while making films.
If I take an example for this topic, I would present about one movie called "Starry Starry Night" which I have seen two weeks ago. This is Taiwanese drama film based on illustrated novel by Taiwanese author Jimmy Liao and released in the year 2011. Considered as pleasant movie, with pleased cinematography and direction by Tom Lin and Jake Pollock. Story is very simple, its about one 14 year old teenage girl named Xiao mei who used to live with her grandfather up in the mountains. Later, moves to the city to live with her parents who are well experiencing and work-related stress and are having marriage problems.
One day, Xiaomei was attracted to a beautiful recorder melody of a Christmas carol played by her neighbour. She later realizes that it was Xiao jie who is also troubled with family problems and severe bullies from classmates in school. Xiao mei gets attracted to Xiao jie by seeing his love towards art. Their friendship begins blooming when, Xiao mei saves Xiao Jie from being getting seriously bullying from his classmates. In order to save Xiao Jie, both Xiao mei and Xiao jei get into fight which leads them to cause with injuries. Apparently, they also save from each other from not getting into any troubles.
Suddenly, shortly after her beloved grandfather's death, Xiao Mei's parents announce divorce. Upon hearing this, Xiao mei falls apart and decides to run away from home with Xiao jie who does the same with her. During their journey Xiao mei and Xiao jei discuss about their family problems where she realizes that Xiao jei is suffering from terrible issues with his father who brutally hits him and his mother. For which lead him to decide to run away from home with Xiao mei. Xiao mei comforts him after a while.
In the night, the weather was too foggy for them to enjoy. Xiao Mei also develops fever. Xiao jie gets worried and he carries on his back to reach till wooden shack. Later, he contacts Xiao mei's parents while she is asleep. When Xiao mei woke up, finds herself laying on bed in hospital beside her mother. Later, when Xiao mei reaches to 10 grade, she receives the missing puzzle part of "Starry Starry Night" art piece.
Many years later, Xiao Mei moves to France to live with her mother and step sister. As they both walk down the street, she finds one showroom which has all the missing piece of jigsaw puzzles in display. Upon entering the shop, Xiao mei sees a jigsaw of "Starry Starry Night" which has the same missing piece as her's.
So, this is the adorable plot. Also the entire picturization is adorable too Great cinematography, aesthetic mood sense, and fabulous lighting with pleased colour sense has been added advantage for the success of the film too. When you see the film, you will be evoked with the pleasing sense of freshness, charming in your heart. The film carried out with the emotions of Xiao mei and Xiao jie in an artistic sense. They visualize every part of their life with the fantasy thoughts which depicts that they are in need of happiness. And when Xiao mei and Xiao jie are together their world turns out to be beautiful illusion that we feel our mind and body is driving us to different directions of their fantasies. For example, in the part of climax scene, when Xiao mei gets effected with the news of her parents divorcing, she visualizes them as broken puzzle pieces and tries to rejoin them back into their forms. And she also realizes that her life is like missing piece of jigsaw puzzle too that connects with the missing piece of painting called "Starry Starry Night".
Over all, this movie is amazing. How Intelligent that Chinese film makers could be? They tend to keep their films low profile, but thanking to International Film Festival, which is truly responsible for giving the exposure of eternal films in China. I love you China and I love Chinese films...
Keep watching my blog coz, I would update more reviews of films that I watch... I hope you all enjoyed this too ^_^ Good Night everyone...
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
The still image is from "Starry Starry Night" Taiwanese movie
Very cute story. I really wanna see this.
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