To Live By Zhang Yimou: Intricate Entanglements

(Student’s name) (Professor’s name) Creative Writing 03 April 2018 To Live by Zhang Yimou Movie Review The movie To Live by Zhang Yimou is a famous creation that has touched the lives of so many people who watched it. It is because in the movie, the portrayal of real life in the film is so effective that it resonated with a lot of people. I think that Fugui is able to maintain the autonomy of his personal life even if he lost his home to Long Er. Mr. Zhang depicted in the film that everyone needs to live with a purpose. Despite of what Fugui experienced, he soon realizes that even if he lost a lot, he can still live his life. The part wherein Fugui travels with a shadow-puppet show. He is with his friend Chunsheng when they both get captured by the Nationalist army. When they were back in town, Fugui discovers that his friends are able to earn money in their own little ways. Jiazhen now has to work for his family because his daughter has an illness and their son becomes a victim to their father’s absurdities. They are living in a political domain, and yet, the characters in the film still get up every morning to help their family survive. These parts are significant in the movie because they show the gist and what they want viewers to learn. Personal life in the film is portrayed compared to political life by showing the hardships they encountered. The tragedies in their families are insurmountable and it is all because of the Communist revolution. For instance, if someone dies because doctors have been sent away from the hospital, the inept students are left to attend to the patients, and this is how politically tough those times are. This affects the personal life of the people living in that community because they no longer feel secure in hospitals. These students do not have the full knowledge...