Another master piece of Director Jia Zhang Ke, this movie takes us through the changes that impact everyone who experience the 1980s in China.
If Wang Hong Wei's performance in Xiao Wu is not compelling for some people, his acting in this movie definitely solidify himself as one of the great actors in China.
For many, Jia's directing style is distinctive because he tends to do low-budget movie and uses a lot of amateur actors. To me, what I appreciate most in him is that not likely other famous movie directors in China that focus more on movie's visual effect or box office, Jia's work always depicts life of ordinary Chinese people in a very (almost to the extent of extreme) realistic and candid manner.
If Wang Hong Wei's performance in Xiao Wu is not compelling for some people, his acting in this movie definitely solidify himself as one of the great actors in China.
For many, Jia's directing style is distinctive because he tends to do low-budget movie and uses a lot of amateur actors. To me, what I appreciate most in him is that not likely other famous movie directors in China that focus more on movie's visual effect or box office, Jia's work always depicts life of ordinary Chinese people in a very (almost to the extent of extreme) realistic and candid manner.