8/10
Two families, Six lunatics, One tragedy
1 December 2023
Love, divorce, mental problems, desire to be loved, Japanese animation, these have always been unavoidable problems for most traditional Chinese families. We can even arbitrarily say that when a problem child appears, he or she will be involved in the above problems to a greater or lesser extent.

And these antinomies are exactly the propositions that the entire movie wants to discuss.

The first half of the movie has a very tense pace. Thanks to Huang Bo's unparalleled acting skills, drum-intensive soundtrack, and fast-paced narrative, the audience will always be in a state of adrenaline.

As the story reaches its climax in the middle, we can see two people with completely different identities, genders, and wealth start an offensive and defensive battle for their children, and become increasingly crazier. Until finally, when all pursuits are over, Bring the subject back to the problem itself.

The second half of the movie is so calm that it's hard to get used to it. Although it avoids a hasty ending with a boilerplate Happy Ending, the ending still lacks an in-depth discussion of the theme of the movie. This not only makes people doubt that director Cao Baoping wants to give Is the audience watching a reflection on family education, or is it just a chase scene?

The overall narrative of the movie is very compact, making it difficult to follow the pace. In order to enhance the atmosphere and make the plot more dramatic, the director will even design some unreasonable plots. You can feel the director trying to tell the story as he sees it.

Although it leaves much to be desired, the film is still worth watching. Such a story can be successfully told and attract everyone's attention, which is already a very big progress.
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