Sunday 16 November 2014

BAI RI YAN HUO (BLACK COAL, THIN ICE)

Watchable. Methodically slowly revealing secrets, well made, yet somehow deprived of emotions. Painstakingly portraited Chinese lifestyle - smoking, alcohol, sexual harassment are the norm. Not a place I'd like to live in.

Before the film I saw a trailer of the latest "Hunger Games" installment. I had thought it would be the last. Yet "Mockingjay, Part 1" implies the makers have followed the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" suit to cash in twice on one book. It worked with the other two enterprises though so so be it. I'm looking forward to the film anyway.

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