Movie review
The Road Home aka Wo de fu qin mu qin (2000)
Directed by Yimou Zhang
Cast: Ziyi Zhang, Honglei Sun and Hao Zheng
The Road Home is a poignant tale of a sweet, youthful and uncomplicated love. The film depicts such affection that is easy to relate with, yet it stands out as a love story uniquely carved out- just in any spellbinding romance is- from other couples. But what sets this film apart from the usual drama/romance films is its power and intensity to convince and hence, make you believe, that there is such kind of love- the one that can seemingly be difficult to find and even harder to sustain, throughout the years.
The lovely combination of texture and color is beautifully exhibited throughout the film. Without overdoing this, it is a sumptuous visual meal; it not only feeds the mind but makes the soul and the heart full.
Through wonderfully-shot extreme close-ups, Zhang Ziyi’s honest and childlike expressions are endearingly captivating, which, in a rather surprising way, can linger though one’s thoughts for a long time, if not vividly imprint themselves there.
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