Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
by Cassian Harrison
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Actor: James SpaderDirector: Cassian Harrison
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Discovery Channel
Movie Reviews of Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Movie Review: An Entertaining Documentary, But Don't Be Mislead.
Summary: 4 Stars
I couldn't tell you how excited I was to buy this DVD. I pre-ordered it for myself two months in advance off of Amazon. It came just in time for my mother to buy it from me and rewrap it as a Christmas gift.
At first I was amazed, the documentary really gets you excited about the region. The colorful stories of the different Chinese citizens kept me on the edge of my seat. There were the farmers in southern china, who have grown rice for centuries on the edge of mountains (known as ti tian). There was a poor window washer who migrated to Shanghai to earn 10 times more money in the city, than in his hometown in the country. An Olympic hopeful, a young gymnast shows us her home away from home where in her early teens (I think she was 11 or 12), she was preparing with 8 hour a day - 6 day a week practices. You meet a millionaire entrepreneur who has been building Shanghai into an international city, from skyscrapers to fine dining. Then you head north where Buddhist monks and young men mastering the art of wushu (Chinese martial arts) live together, isolated from the rest of China.
All these things capture the imagination and you become fully aware of the impact China is beginning to make on the world. As well as the many things we can learn from one of the oldest surviving cultures in history. The movie left me wanting more, which is where it left me, and the reason why I knocked off a star.
Some tags that I have seen in reference to this DVD on Amazon such as communism, exploitation, oppression, government, and Mao (referring to Mao Zedong) are a little misleading. This documentary touches upon the issue of a new China, with new dreams, and its fast pace to becoming apart of the developed world. It briefly, if at all, touches of the tags above. If you are looking for a politically motivated documentary with sustainable information on Chinas politics, international affairs, history, and even economy, you will not find it here. This is a piece focusing on certain people and the lives they lead as they ride the fast wave that is China's development in the present and near future.
I enjoyed it greatly, and I believe it was worth the money. I myself enjoy personal stories and plights, but if you are looking for more facts and information on China, this may not be the documentary for you.
Summary of Discovery Atlas: China Revealed
Discover the world one person at a time... Discovery Atlas! Get a fresh perspective on China one of the world's richest cultures as you hear individual life stories told through the eyes of the locals. Insightful storytelling and spectacular photographic techniques brings to life the fascinating and complex contemporary world of one of the greatest nations on earth. In one of the few times in its 5000 year history - the oldest most populous nation opens its doors to the rest of the world. The economics of Feudalism and Communism are out and Capitalism is in. Old walls are being torn down and a futuristic landscape of glass and steel is shooting up in its place. Leading the construction frenzy is Vincent Lo China's answer to Donald Trump. Exploring where tradition meets modernity follow the dreams of a 12-year-old Olympic hopeful then join rice farmers tilling land their ancestors have worked for 18 centuries. Using the latest generation of hi-definition cameras and effects techniques see China like you've never seen it before. It's a visual delight delving deep into the people and places of the oldest civilization on the planet.System Requirements:Running Time 100 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating:?NR UPC:?014381386622 Manufacturer No:?DIS3866DVDDocumentary DVD Video
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