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Movie Reviews of Shower
Movie Review: Strange, captivating, and heart-warming.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really strange, captivating, Chinese movie about an old man and his retarded adult son who run a traditional, men's bathhouse in an old section of Beijing together. A short visit by the old man's other son, who had formerly wanted nothing to do with the business, becomes a longer stay than anyone expected due to circumstances beyond anyone's control.We could say that this is a movie about the encroaching modernization of China and it's impact upon traditional culture, but I came away from my night with the DVD wondering how one goes about putting together a small stable of fighting crickets. If I can figure this out, I'm headed down to Chinatown, looking for a match.
This is an interesting, bittersweet movie that is comical in the way that Wertmuller's "Swept Away" is comical. The characters are very "human" and you will likely empathize with their situations, as I did. You may as well spring for the DVD as you will undoubtedly want to see it more than once in your life anyway.
Possibly, before the next East-West summit, the heads of State involved should swap a few good movies before getting together.
Movie Review: shower
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie so much.I had to buy it,so that my children will one day watch it and understand what it means to be chinese.The story is about an older son who went to the big city to leave the small town he was born into,to make his mark in the modern world.He leaves behind an aging widower of a father and his mentally challenged younger brother.He comes home because his brother sent him a post card with a drawing on it.He thought his father had past away.Upon arrival he sees that his dad is well,so he asks his brother what the postcard is about.The brother answers that he misses him.His stay becomes longer and longer due to circumstances.Finally he has to tell his wife about his brother,[who hangs up on him]that he will be living with them in the future.The movie shows the difference between city people and country people in modern china.I like the country people better.Movie Review: The opening scene, was the only reason I bought this movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
Somewhere I saw the opening scene of the movie Shower. I didn't know where the scene was from, but after a bit of research I was able to pinpoint it to this movie. It is a scene of an insiders view of a People-Wash (Car-Wash for people) on a street corner in China.The DVD arrived, I asked my 11 year old daughter to come in to see the Poeple-Washer. We ended up watching the movie twice that sitting. I have seen it about three more times since, and my daughter has watched it at least twice more.
The movie is brilliant. I wish I understood the native language. The acting was trememndous while I was interpreting through sub-titles, I can imagine how much better it must be without the need for them.
By the way reviewer0800; I do like Schwarzenegger and I still like Shower too, is that OK?
Buy this movie and really enjoy ourself for a couple of hours.
greg
Movie Review: Surprisingly Good
Summary: 5 Stars
I was not initially excited about the prospect of watching 2 hours of Chinese men semi-nude in a bath house. After a little bit of a slow start, the film begins to wrap your interest around the lives touched by the bath house. An adult son living in south China returns to his elderly father's business when he thinks he has died. The clash of modern life with Chinese filial tradition provides a potent mechanism to advance the story. Great comic relief is provided by the up's and down's of daily Chinese life, which is not all that different from what we experience in America. The actor who plays the mentally challenged brother is amazing in his role. By the end of the movie you are personally engaged in what will happen to the house and the family. Give this film a shot if you like to laugh, as well as enjoy stories about our common humanity.Movie Review: Loved the Movie-Rented it, then Purchased It
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is about a father and two adult sons and how they related to each other. Most of the action takes place in a traditional bath house, where the men gathered for socializing. You see one of the sons having to make a tough decision about his and his brother's lives, and the emotional turmoil it causes. You feel as though you were there, because you get to know some of the regular customers and their individual quirks, and you also learn about this family that could have had a depressing life, but choose instead to be happy. I have already recommended this movie to many of my friends and family. I loved it.