The Golden Era (黄金时代) Movie Review
For those who have watched The Golden Era trailer, you guys may be thinking that this might not be your type of movie. Initially, I have this feeling too but after watching the movie, I would say that The Golden Era is really a good movie. It is a well-made three hours film by director’s Ann Hui, showing the miserable life in the early century. However this is not something majority will appreciate, especially with its unique back-to-back style of filming.
The Golden Era movie consists of Friendship, Relationship and Family element. I like this film because it teaches me about the philosophy of life and also tells about how the authors translate their life experiences into literature.
Hence, if you’re a person who love poems or who like to discover the life of philosophy, The Golden Era is sure a recommended movie for you to watch. I rate 3.5/5 stars in its good scripting and cinematography. The Golden Era Movie will be releasing on 16 October 2014 in Singapore Cathay Cinema.
The Golden Era Movie Synopsis:
Xiao Hong was born into a land-owning family in Manchuria. Her mother died when Xiao Hong was young and her estrangement from her tyrannical father sparked a long quest for an independent and emotionally satisfying life. She was rescued from destitution by hard-drinking fellow writer Xiao Jun, but their fraught and competitive relationship brought her more heartache than joy. She found a kindly and considerate surrogate father in the great writer Lu Xun.
While evacuated to safer inland areas to escape the Japanese invasion of China – and on the rebound from what turned out to be the definitive break with Xiao Jun – she married another novelist from the North-east, Duanmu Hongliang. They fled together to Hong Kong in 1940. A month after Hong Kong, too, fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day of 1941…
