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Summary: A Sweet & Beautiful Love Story
Review: This was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I can't imagine anyone not liking this movie. What a sweet and simple story of love. Ziyi Zhang did a beautiful job portraying such an innocent young girl in love. How refreshing to have a nice old fashioned romantic story that I could take my 18 year old son to and also my 75 year old mother. I highly recommend this movie. What a shame so many will miss it because they think seeing a movie with subtitles is too hard.
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Summary: Inside feelings
Review: A trip inside the deep sentiments of the human soul. This film is a poem of images which enables you to dream. I recommend this film to everyone who appreciates good cinema.
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Summary: EXTREMELY SLOW AND BORING!
Review: What a tedious movie to watch. Do not see this film. It'll make you fall asleep.
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Summary: The Road Home
Review: A masterpiece. Better than Crouching Tiger, which was my favorite picture last year. Better than 99% of those Hollywood movies. For the first time I got my moneys worth.
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Summary: True love knows no boundaries.
Review: Last night I was given the opportunity of a private screening of this film. I am not a major movie fanatic, and am jaded by lackluster supposed Hollywood "blockbusters". I also usually shy away from foriegn films with subtitles, rarely giving them a chance - therefore I came into this screening a skeptic. Let me tell you I was more than pleasantly surprised - I was captivated and moved. I was touched by the simplicity and innocent beauty of the story - and mesmerized by the goregous cinematography that did not rely on in-your-face effects but on tried and true, carefully planned blocking/framing that is as subtle as it is powerful.This simple love story cut straight to the quick of what true love is really about and caused me to look at my own relationships, appreciating them more, realizing what things in life are truly important, and how today's trivial "problems" are not usually meaningful when it comes to the big picture. I encourage you to see this film if given the opportunity. Don't be fooled by it's seemingly simple message - I believe you too will feel it's depth and appreciate it's beauty.
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Summary: An absolutely masterful love story
Review: A man comes home after his father died. His mother refuses to give up the old custom of burial and he has to convince the people in the village to do it. He does it because he realizes his parent's was the perfect love and it is this love story that is told in this stunning movie. When a new teacher arrives in the traditional village the prettiest girl falls in love and she tries to atract the teacher to her within the boundaries of the Chinese traditions. She always goes to the road to see him come back with his pupils and tries to have a conversation. When the new school is built she hopes he will select the disches she had prepared for the communal feast. When he is away in town, for a long time, hinting at some political difficulties, she goes to the road every day, rain or shine, until finally he comes back.And then she accepts him, without asking what he has done, but simply content with him being there again, in her home. What makes this simple tale so outstanding is the way the stunningly beautiful actress Ziyi Zang and the camera/director act like one body. It is so natural, so beautiful, particularly in the setting of the landscapes of rural China that words fail to describe it to the full extent. One is so captured that the loss of language for those like me who do not understand Chinese having to rely on the subtitles is not a problem at all. The subtle acting and the fine body language underscores every pointy being made. There is only one thing to do; go out and see it ( probably many times).
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Summary: Beautiful and stunning
Review: The road Home and Xiu Xiu, the sent down girl, are the 2 movies that manage to make me cry. Being a fan of Chinese and Japanese cinema, The road home is another masterpiece collection from Zhang yimou. Its a basic story about relationship, parent, love, stubborness, tradition and belief. The movie is in both black and white during the present and in colour during the flashback , where the bulk of the main story is. The cinematography is visually stunning depicting the forest and the steppes of northern China. The acting is superb esp. from Zhang yiyi and the rest of the cast are admirable. The love story is touching...hard to find nowadays. But what really touches me the most is when the aging mother recalls her youth and her stubborness in old age which reminds me so much of my own mother that i cried. The scene of the long, funeral march in the snowstorm is sad, haunting and touching. Musical score is ethereal.
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Summary: fantastic
Review: This is the best movie i have ever seen in my life. Zang ziyi is the most beautiful and cute girl in the world. I dont know the words to describe this movie. U must see this if u r a fan of Zang ziyi. She is better in this movie that in Crouchingtiger. Very sorry ... i am poor in english. She was fantastic.. amazing.. Wow... U will cry when u see this 'the road home'. I bet u.
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Summary: What filmmaking is all about. :)
Review: There were many reasons why I couldn't wait for the DVD of the Road Home to come out. So when it finally did in the Philippines, I was just thrilled to get a copy (and I was evidently not the only one). For one, the movie is a timeless Chinese classic; moreover, it is a statement as to the traditions of the Chinese and how strong they believe in their customs. Technical wise, who could ever question the mastery of Zhang Yimou and his command over the emotions of both his characters and the audience at the same time. The music is unparalleled, and the cinematography shows how not a single shot is wasted. And of course, Zhang Ziyi fills the screen with her beauty -- so much as if the camera is in love with her, as much as she is in love within it. All these and more are the reasons why I couldn't wait for the DVD release. And only in DVD can I get the both the english subtitles for me, and the chinese subtitles for my grandmother who I have yet to share this treasure with.
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Summary: A simple masterpiece
Review: "The Road Home" is a beautiful and touching story of a woman who will do everything in her most humble way to prove her unconditional love. Rising China star, Zhang Ziyi plays the heroine obsessed with a Chinese provincial teacher in a small town in China during the 1950's. Almost a story of unrequitted love, Zhang's story is recounted by her son on how his mother tried proving her love for his father by travelling and re-visiting the deserted road which symbolizes the beautiful love story between the lass and the teacher. With this, China's heritage on courtship was very well told. "The Road Home" DVD is a collector's item not because of its special features but because of the masterpiece that Zhang Yimou had to offer. The DVD is now released in the Philippines, and I gave it a rating of 4 to make room for improvement. It is suggested to the manufacturers however, to add some documentaries and interviews to answer certain questions on the filmmaker's vision on the movie and how a simple masterpiece was made possible.
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