How many people have forgotten a silent time

Jimmie 2022-04-22 07:01:53

The perspective in the film is like a third party, showing a piece of Taiwan's tragic history with a calm and gentle eye. The sense of poetry and powerlessness of the camera lens is very strong. Chen Songyong's performance is so wonderful that the male No. 2 Tony Leung is somewhat overshadowed in this film, and Xin Shufen's image is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I think this film is the pinnacle of Hou Hsiao-hsien's work. He is like a poet outside the city. He always uses his light brushstrokes to describe the ups and downs for us. Many nationalists today still look down on our compatriots and our land with lofty eyes and attitudes, Taiwan - it shouldn't be, it has gone through too much.

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  • Brooke 2022-03-20 09:02:55

    Each regime has its own "228", but without exception, it remains silent. Some people say it, and he died; some people say it even if they know they are going to die; To speak is to remember, and to remember is to respect history. It is a pity that we do not control what we say or not, remember and forget. The repressed gasps of the narrator constitutes the whole grief.

  • Ryleigh 2022-03-20 09:02:55

    Hou Hsiao-hsien turned from a private autobiographical film to a representative work of social and historical themes, and won the Venice Golden Lion Award. 1. Using a medium and long-term fixed long shot to splash ink, the memories that cannot be dried for decades, the endless family hatred and national hatred and the endless ups and downs of the chaotic world, the quiet and introverted dark tide is turbulent, sad and poignant; 2. The sadness of the contemplative The soundtrack lingers; 3. The deaf and mute Lin Wenqing, played by Tony Leung, is a silent accusation and helpless; (9.5/10)