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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Not nationalistic at all, but philosophical, 20 November 2003
Author:
zzmale
Just like the movie Tian Yun Shan Chuan Qi (Legend of Mount Sky Cloud)
released in 1980, this movie is not nationalistic at all. Instead, it is
philosophical, and in fact, a rather simple one: Money cannot buy you
happiness or true love.
Besides the Taoist philosophical theme mentioned above, there is an also
pragmatism reflected: the herdsman is near his forties and it would be
really difficult to adjust to a completely new life style, in fact, not
only
adjusting, but actually learning. Furthermore, the problem would be
greater
for the family: the wife and child would face the same dilemma if they
went
with him, but if he went along, there would also be the problems caused by
long-term separation.
The pragmatism is another Taoism philosophy, which was especially popular
in
the post Cultural Revolution era: After the pro-long political turmoil,
people would not dream of luxury, a simple happy life with a loving family
is the best. This is the true theme of the movie.
0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
aka The Herdsman. A veritable orgy of nationalism and melodrama, 15 March 2001
Author:
(bing_ming66@hotmail.com) from Seattle, US
A veritable orgy of nationalism and melodrama....the common thread
throughout 90% of Xie Jin's films. The notable exception is Furong Zhen.
A sent down youth finds love and happiness in the inner Mongolia
countryside. The father who abandoned the family years earlier returns from
abroad, now a wealthy capitalist, and summons his son to meet him in
Beijing. Our protagonist is compelled choose between joining his father in
the USA and claiming his inheritance, or returning to adoring wife and
cuddly son and the idyllic life as a herdsman.
Setting aside the Hallmark-like indulgences of the director, the film can be
viewed as a commentary on temptations of the West as China reopened to
western cultural influences and opened the door to study
abroad.
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