Went into this completely blind and I wasn’t super convinced on the first act alone, despite the gorgeous visuals, I wasn’t sure what the film was trying to say, but once the 2nd part of the act takes place - it all made sense and it leaves an extremely potent and powerful message.
It especially comes from a deep place of authenticity too based off the background that Zhang Yimou grew up in and his family’s generational history. Very powerful.
Went into this completely blind and I wasn’t super convinced on the first act alone, despite the gorgeous visuals, I wasn’t sure what the film was trying to say, but once the 2nd part of the act takes place - it all made sense and it leaves an extremely potent and powerful message.
It especially comes from a deep place of authenticity too based off the background that Zhang Yimou grew up in and his family’s generational history. Very powerful.