Name: Zheng qingchun
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-09-23
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Rundong He, Bo Huang, Jinglai Lin

Chinese modern romantic drama have been given a real focus in 2011 by the usually conservative mainland filmmakers. Cool Young is another example of effective storytelling about love, relationships and fun. It is a kind of film that one would grown to expect from Taiwanese cinema, but this is a good one. In fact, the story is quite simple, yet the director smartly plays with time and goes back and forward with great effect. For these kind of movies to work, there must be a beautiful actress at work and in Ziwen Wang, she is simply amazing to watch. I still remember the cleverly depicted scene when she walks out the hospital, her sad eyes told it all. The director is clever in the way he structured the film, allowing the audience to see what's happening through some subtle interplay and playfulness in the editing room. Not to mention, Cool Young is really at its core a film that has nothing much to say, but still it manages to engage, the characters however unreal, seems real and the chemistry between the two leads manage to pull off a coup. All in all, Cool Young is certainly not a film that breaks any new grounds, but rather it is another step in the right direction for movie making in China. Now that's enough hope for today

Neo rates it 6.5/10.


* www.thehkneo.com


Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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