*Minor spoilers*
What a beautiful, beautiful film this is. What interests me is here we have a film that is essentially a love story with no sex, no kissing, no falling out and falling back in again, no bickering. In fact a love story so subtle the protagonists barely even TOUCH. So why is this my favourite love tale ever? Well that's the beauty of Zhang Yimou's mesmerizing direction. I can't really explain why I love it but I'll try. This is a film of few words and maybe that's the point. Yimou captures your heart using images. Just the way Zhang Ziyi walks in this film is enough to thump me in the heart. Yimou gives the film amazing room to breath using only lush scenery, coupled with stunning photography, which pulls you into the film and allows you to bask in it's beauty. It's here the film gets at your emotional core. Yimou is a true master of the art and surely the best film maker alive at the moment. This simply has to be seen.
10/10
What a beautiful, beautiful film this is. What interests me is here we have a film that is essentially a love story with no sex, no kissing, no falling out and falling back in again, no bickering. In fact a love story so subtle the protagonists barely even TOUCH. So why is this my favourite love tale ever? Well that's the beauty of Zhang Yimou's mesmerizing direction. I can't really explain why I love it but I'll try. This is a film of few words and maybe that's the point. Yimou captures your heart using images. Just the way Zhang Ziyi walks in this film is enough to thump me in the heart. Yimou gives the film amazing room to breath using only lush scenery, coupled with stunning photography, which pulls you into the film and allows you to bask in it's beauty. It's here the film gets at your emotional core. Yimou is a true master of the art and surely the best film maker alive at the moment. This simply has to be seen.
10/10