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Thursday, 19 January 2017

A Simple Life

Yeah. I liked this film a lot. Great actors – Andy Lau and Deanie Ip had a great on-screen magnetism. I suppose it was a lot like a Hong Kong version of The Remains of the Day.

The mise en scène was beautiful, and I don't know what it is about films and photography that come from Hong Kong and China, but I find they often have a lovely texture to the picture. Difficult to describe, but I loved the colours and the cinematography, and the odd quirky camera angle that pops up here and there.

It was a sad film, which ultimately served as a reminder to me that it's not death that scares me, but growing old. The scenes from the old-people's home were just so desolate.

Growing old is a scary thing.  7/10