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super contemplative and atomospheric animated feature about a group of students at an Chinese arts academy. it’s a really conversation driven movie that contemplates the philosophy of art making, pedagogy, tradition and connection. I really loved it! It has so much thoughtful dialogue to chew on without feeling pretentious, and a flat animation style that feels so nostalgic. wish I could have watched it when I was 20 and in art school and thought I knew everything.
2d ago
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there is all at once everything and nothing to say about this film !
as an artist and painter, this movie really inspires process and preservation of history not only in paintings but in our society. it makes you choose to see everything as a painting and everything as important and everything as art. it makes you feel raw and aware of the space you take up and that is around you, and what being present actually means. it brings up so many important questions about what art can be or why it can be
Apr 21, 2024
One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen: the colors, the characters, the message, the drama—I can’t really describe this without spoiling the movie but imagine Old Boy meets Titane kind of film. Overall amazing, and the music and dances were topnotch too.
Jan 3, 2025
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An amazing movie that is a little bit over 3 hours long (something I wish I had known when I went to watch it alone at Metrograph on a Sunday night). The scenes are beautiful and above all of that, a really meaningful movie. It’s an epic story about a young boy in Taiwan set in the early 1960s. I replay the scenes in my mind constantly and it’s become something that I’m constantly reflecting on about how to tell a violent story, beautifully.
Mar 31, 2022
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an older couple came in for dinner and totally stiffed me on the tip which was disappointing but shitty tips and math mistakes happen on occasion, so though I was disapointed because I thought we were vibing, I entered the bad tip and got on with it. they came back as soon as we opened the next day with an envelope with $10 and this note. I love that they went above and beyond even for a small mistake like this, I wouldn’t have remembered in like a week but the universe tracks on this stuff yknow.
4d ago
oldie but a goodie, room refreshers for the incense curious, and it’s fun to burn paper
Sep 16, 2024
cannot get this one off me! Gena Rowlands falling apart and having perfect voluminous hair throughout, gallons of J&B scotch. this freako apartment?? amazing.
Sep 16, 2024