Movie Reviews for Ju Dou

Ju Dou

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Movie Reviews of Ju Dou

Movie Review: Hypnotic story and visuals
Summary: 5 Stars

5 stars for the movie on VHS; 0 stars for the DVD

I am basing this review on a VHS copy I saw rather than the atrocious DVD version (enough reviewers have already pointed out how bad THAT is). The VHS copy I saw had no mechanical flaws in it whatsoever.

This Chinese movie reminded me a great deal of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, set on a medieval silk farm. The owner of the silk cloth business (played by Li Wei) is married to a young girl, Ju Dou (Gong Li), whom he abuses. His young nephew (Li Baotian) works for him, and he and Ju Dou fall in love. They carry on a passionate affair until she becomes pregnant. They deceive Wei by making him think the child is his. They think of killing Wei, but can't go through with it. Then one day Wei has an accident and is paralyzed from the waist down (Baotian could have left him to die, but saves him). The two lovers now openly flaunt their relationship in front of Wei. When the child, a boy, is born, Wei, to save face, accepts him as his own son. But years later the boy learns the truth about who his real father is, and the results are disastrous for the two lovers. The spare and stark story line is interesting, with many unexpected twists and turns to it. The depictions of the medieval cloth dyeing trade are also fascinating to see. Well worth a watch (on VHS).

Movie Review: An Excellent movie!
Summary: 5 Stars

Ju-Dou is an excellent movie that reveals much about Chinese culture through a love story between Ju-dou and her owner's cousin. Beautifully shot with scenes of the Chinese landscape and the fabric dye business that is owned by Ju-Dou's owner. We get a glimpse into how fabrics are dyed in these deep vats filled with rich colorful dyes. the acting is tremendous particularly from the son of Ju-Dou and her cousin, who is believed to be the son of the owner by the villagers. Not known until Ju-Dou reveals it, is that he is impotent and takes out his inadequecies on Ju-Dou with cruel treatment. this is where the cousin who hears the commotion from his bedroom steps in to rescue Ju-Dou and the two fall in love and produce a son. I highly recommend this movie.

Movie Review: Different
Summary: 5 Stars

I own a lot of Asian movies. They are different from western movies. I really enjoy them. I own most of Yimou's movies. He is an excellent director. The very enchanting Gong Li stars in a lot of them and is quite an excellent actress. A lot of his movies have a political statement. You will find an excellent story of a woman married to an impotent man. Has a child by another. She's abused by this old impotent man throughout. I won't ruin it,but I really enjoyed it. Buy Shanghai Triad,Temptress Moon,Chinese Box,Qiu Ju,Empress Dowager,Emperor and the Assasin,Zhou Yu's Train and Soul Haunted by painting. Gong Li is an excellent actress and called the best in China. I believe it.

Movie Review: Colours
Summary: 5 Stars

The best type of Chinese film. Sumptuous colours,Gong Li, and a love triangle. I cannot recommend this film more highly. Buy it, and enjoy the experience. There is not a bad thing to say about it!