Chinese language films
I've been interested in improving my Chinese listening skills and have started to watch Chinese language films on youtube. I will start to keep a running list, and let's see how far I get!
1) So Young - Cheesy romantic drama about college kids. It's more dramatic than the average romantic film, which made this better to watch. I found this on a list of top grossing Chinese films.
2) To Live - This is where I started finding Golden Horse's Top 100 Chinese Films. Great list! This was the first one I drew from. Historical film covering 1940-1970's China. I really liked the realistic view it took on China's historical moments. When things went bad, this guy and his family just dealt with it.
3) In the Mood for Love - Very subtle love story. It's in Cantonese, so I didn't learn any more Mandarin. But it was fun to watch. Awesome soundtrack too.
4) Raise the Red Lantern - story about a woman who becomes the 4th wife of a wealthy man. Circumstances make it so these sister wives can never be sisters. Sad to see the 4th wife fit in so poorly. She's too honest for her own good and everyone else pays for it.
5) Yellow Earth -
6) Infernal Affairs - this is the movie that was eventually remade into "the Departed." I was unsuccessful at streaming it through YouTube but a friend lent me the DVD. This was another Cantonese film, so unfortunately wasn't very helpful in my learning. But man was it entertaining. All the surprises I enjoyed from The Departed were pulled directly from this. The same tension, the cat and mouse play was all here. A very fun watch,
1) So Young - Cheesy romantic drama about college kids. It's more dramatic than the average romantic film, which made this better to watch. I found this on a list of top grossing Chinese films.
2) To Live - This is where I started finding Golden Horse's Top 100 Chinese Films. Great list! This was the first one I drew from. Historical film covering 1940-1970's China. I really liked the realistic view it took on China's historical moments. When things went bad, this guy and his family just dealt with it.
3) In the Mood for Love - Very subtle love story. It's in Cantonese, so I didn't learn any more Mandarin. But it was fun to watch. Awesome soundtrack too.
4) Raise the Red Lantern - story about a woman who becomes the 4th wife of a wealthy man. Circumstances make it so these sister wives can never be sisters. Sad to see the 4th wife fit in so poorly. She's too honest for her own good and everyone else pays for it.
5) Yellow Earth -
6) Infernal Affairs - this is the movie that was eventually remade into "the Departed." I was unsuccessful at streaming it through YouTube but a friend lent me the DVD. This was another Cantonese film, so unfortunately wasn't very helpful in my learning. But man was it entertaining. All the surprises I enjoyed from The Departed were pulled directly from this. The same tension, the cat and mouse play was all here. A very fun watch,
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