count_zero Posted May 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM I watched Police Story last night and what with the Chinese subtitles and all I could basically understand everything that was going on. (Just before I posted this I realised. "Oh hang on. That IS just an action movie and one full of the usual tropes". So I daresay being able to work out the motivations behind characters kicking other characters through various materials isn't that impressive.) Anyhoo, what other movies are there out there that someone with intermediate Chinese could basically follow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted May 21, 2012 at 01:45 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 at 01:45 PM 叶问 (Ye Wen; Ip Man) is a straight forward 武术片。 I've enjoyed it several times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebear Posted May 21, 2012 at 01:52 PM Report Share Posted May 21, 2012 at 01:52 PM It would be appreciated if you included the Chinese name also when making movie suggestions which makes YouTube searches much easier. To clarify is this the movie you are referring to? Also, did you watch it in the original Cantonese or with a Mandarin dub? 警察故事 活着 is a common suggestion as a movie for intermediate learners - its both interesting to westerners and most of the conversations are pretty simple to follow, especially in the context of the scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazhumao Posted May 22, 2012 at 09:13 AM Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 at 09:13 AM 《独自等待》（Waiting Alone） http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311041/ Hope you would like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestTexas Posted May 22, 2012 at 01:32 PM Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 at 01:32 PM 霍元甲, the one with Jet Li. It was released in English as "Fearless" (not what the Chinese name is). I think it has a simple enough plotline. The action scenes are great. I quite enjoyed it. Not really on topic, but does anyone else feel that Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a horribly overrated movie? I watched it again recently and it just seemed like the princess girl acts like a spoiled little brat the whole movie and nothing bad ever really happens to her. Halfway through I just wanted the main character (the bald guy) to stab her already. Yet at the end he dies and the girl basically gets off with no penalty. I think the pretty scenery and all the jumping/flying just fooled people into thinking it had a decent plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemyrW Posted May 29, 2012 at 03:01 AM Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 at 03:01 AM Anyone know any good Chinese love films? They shouldn't be too hard to follow... On that note, I wonder how Chinese people took Inception? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
艾紫茉 Posted June 4, 2012 at 04:25 AM Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 at 04:25 AM I don't think this movie is very easy to follow because of it's strong historical storyline, but Huozhe 活着 is definitely a must see movie for anyone into Chinese films. It depicts the life of a man living during the time of the rise of the Communist party and actually looks critically at the Communist government (and is therefore, of course, banned in mainland China). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted June 4, 2012 at 02:29 PM Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 at 02:29 PM ...and actually looks critically at the Communist government (and is was therefore, of course, banned in mainland China). I believe this movie is now very easily available, both in stores and through online streaming services. I have watched quite a few mainland movies and TV shows, and it seems to me that it's nowadays very common and acceptable to criticize the doings and beings of the CCP up to and including the Cultural Revolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
艾紫茉 Posted June 4, 2012 at 11:21 PM Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 at 11:21 PM ...it seems to me that it's nowadays very common and acceptable to criticize the doings and beings of the CCP up to and including the Cultural Revolution. Is that so? When I studied abroad in Beijing recently our program strongly advised us to not speak critically of the government to the locals or to our chinese roommates, not mention Taiwan and Hong Kong as being separate from China, not to talk about Tiananmen, and other various hot topics. Of course, there were few who broke these rules. I know someone tried discussing how Taiwan is not a part of China with their chinese student tutor and the tutor became very angry and insulted and didn't want to work with him anymore (the tutor was best friends with my roommate so I heard it through the grapevine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted June 5, 2012 at 02:58 AM Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 at 02:58 AM 艾紫茉, I think that you might have misunderstood my post. Because the CCP today don't exactly identify strongly with Mao era (pre-1976) policies (e.g., the Cultural Revolution), it's quite possible to view/present such policies/events in a critical light while remaining neutral about (or even endorsing) the party in its current incarnation. Consequently, this type of commentary is not that rare and occasionally seen in popular media. Clearly, this was not the case in the early-mid 90s when "To Live" was first published. The "hot topics" you refer to are to a very high degree current issues. I wasn't referring to these. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
艾紫茉 Posted June 5, 2012 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 at 03:08 AM Thanks for clearing that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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