Lost in Beijing

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Audience Member Good, quite surprisingly. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the things I love about movies is they can take u places u wouldn't normally go like beijing which is another character in this pic wow what a city! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A veiled critique of flourishing capitalism in China which was instantly banned in the country. Good performances and unexpected twists make it a fascinating watch. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie's Chinese title is literally "Apple," which refers to the main female character in the movie. It's very difficult to watch, simply because it's so depressing. Everything is about money and revenge. I'm sure there's a lot of people not like that in Beijing, but it shows how money can ruin people. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a political and social commentary gone awry with too much ridiculous melodrama that even the generous gratuitous sex scenes cannot distract from. What was meant to be dark and shocking became laughable. Ending scene was meant to be thought provoking, but I was so glad it came to an end. Goodness gracious! It's clear, tho, that China and it's growing new bourgeois are embarking on a new standard of morality that the 2000+ culture/country has never had to deal with before. The one thing that made me sad tho, was the ever present notion, that the woman's feelings are non important. Both women, in this film, were victims of the still very chauvinist driven society as they suffer at the decisions of their men. Ahhh, with the coming reality of men out numbering the women, this culture of golden sons are going to have a very sudden rude awakening....but I digress from the actual movie. In essence, China's version of "L' Enfant" that spiraled out of control plotwise and lost their way with the point they were trying to make. the actors were excellent as was cinematography, but plot was a hot mess. I do not argue how realistic it is. It certainly is a slap in the face for me on how realistic it was. And in the end, it made me very sad at the spiraling down of our cultural morality and integrity as a result of the rush of capitalism in a long suffering survivalist society. It's a good movie, but the credibility as well was the social and political message itself got lost because it was undermined by the ridiculousness of the twists and turns of the plot line on the latter half, ie falling for your rapist? But the notion of who CAN you trust if you can't even trust your spouse is definitely jarring in a society where everyone is driven by the newfound money to be had. It seems after being raped by Mao, his Commmunism and Cultural Revolution, the Chinese will soon be stripped of our cultural values and integrity by Capitalism. This is very sad Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A tough, gritty drama that pulls no punches. Top notch acting from the entire cast and directed with a steady hand by Yu Li. If you're a fan of foreign films this is a must see. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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