There's a saying that Chow's movie often appears to be a laugh-out-loud comedy until 20yrs later you're old enough to realize it's pure satire.
The movie was never released in China due to its sensitive political contents, and it's possible that we won't see another movie of this kind of transparency again, safe to say it's going to be banned as soon as it reaches post-production, going straight to oversea online streaming at best.
I don't feel safe just writing this, that's how true this movie relects the near-modern era on how officials deal with conflicts and crisis in all aspects. the bureaucracy, the silencing, 2-face hacks, corruption and scandals, etc. And the beauty or what made it overly sensitive was it doesn't beat around the bush with the message and make hints, it pinpoints to exactly whomever it's "accusing", --short, cruel, and straightforward. It's jawdropping for anyone who lives in this part of the world to see someone come forward with that kind of firm and mocking message.
From Beijing with Love, also known as "Chinese 007" marks an iconic chapter in the movie industry, it's not widely promoted, but always there for anyone who wants to take the message.
The movie was never released in China due to its sensitive political contents, and it's possible that we won't see another movie of this kind of transparency again, safe to say it's going to be banned as soon as it reaches post-production, going straight to oversea online streaming at best.
I don't feel safe just writing this, that's how true this movie relects the near-modern era on how officials deal with conflicts and crisis in all aspects. the bureaucracy, the silencing, 2-face hacks, corruption and scandals, etc. And the beauty or what made it overly sensitive was it doesn't beat around the bush with the message and make hints, it pinpoints to exactly whomever it's "accusing", --short, cruel, and straightforward. It's jawdropping for anyone who lives in this part of the world to see someone come forward with that kind of firm and mocking message.
From Beijing with Love, also known as "Chinese 007" marks an iconic chapter in the movie industry, it's not widely promoted, but always there for anyone who wants to take the message.