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Arthur Christmas (2011)
Totally disappointed
If you're looking for a good, joyful, touching movie, something that you can sit all the way from the beginning to the end (like The Polar Express), DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!! This one does not bring anything special or new or fun or mysterious or exciting like in many previous one. Moreover, the plot is loose, simple and even absurd.(so absurd that even my 8-year-old sister cried to leave the cinema) It's about the adventure to deliver a gift to a girl, the only one that the delivery system missed. But the adventure was so predictable and boring. I couldn't figure out why the director not think of anything more creative or interesting for the adventure. The plot also ruins the image of Santa Claus by portraying the fight for power in the Santa family. In addition to such bad plot, the expressions of characters are boring. It's like we have seen it a million times before. The same old song. I really hate the main character, quite clumsy and stupid. Maybe my most favorite character is the Grand Santa, who had a Gollum-like look and some fun quotes. But all in all, the characters also have nothing special. If you compare this one to other previous Xmas movies (like the Polar Express, the Christmas Carols), you'll find great differences in every aspect. Or in other words, it can't be compared to the masterpiece Polar Express. I went to the cinema happy and excited, I left the cinema totally disappointed.
Mei shao nian zhi lian (1998)
A movie that touched hearts
I really don't understand how this movie is a failure. The story is well-organized, the music is awesome and the castings are good-looking. The story focuses on Jet's love-life in particular and gay world in general thru 4 main characters, Jet, Sam, Ah Ching and K.S, who are all connected with each other somehow. The message from the movie just could be perceived that the love between people of the same sex is just as strong and fervent as normal male and female love, or maybe even stronger. The movie just wants to tell us about a homosexual love, to show us what lays beneath the seemingly disgusting caresses and kisses between two men are true feelings from every beat of their hearts. But they can not be free to live with their true feelings because of social prejudice against gay and duties with their family. The contradictions in their minds could not be easily justified so gay-themed movies usually have an unhappy ending with one of the two seeking for death as a solution, an escape. Moreover, the movie also portrays a dark rubbish world of hustlers with extreme disgrace and even pain in their hearts and bodies. If you view this movie with your ready bias against gay people or just attach too much importance to some of its trivial things, then you could definitely not perceive its message. No matter what criticism it may receive, I really think this movie could touch hearts.