Plot: China's quickly changing social landscape left several people struggling. An old pig farmer is scammed by an investment company, a woman doesn't want to give up her home to make way for a big housing project and a young boy struggles to make a career in the big city. They all do the best they can to survive.
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February 22, 2025
You can think of this as a slightly more frivolous take on Jia's cinema. Because lo and behold, this film was produced by the man himself. China's struggle with modernization is a popular theme (especially if you're keeping to the arthouse side of China's cinematic output), this film doesn't have a whole lot to add to it though.
There are some decent scenes and the cinematography is proper, but it's clear from the start that the film's heart lies with the older/rural point of view, while everything related to urbanization is shown as cold and heartless. It's not a terrible film, but I'm done with the themes of this film, especially when it's just about reiterating the same old stance.