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Mission SD (2023)
Good fight, bad film making
On a technical level, this is not very well executed. You can forgive some of the cheapness because of the movie's tight budget, but I think it really needed better cinematography and editing. Most of this action short is a long fight scene between Antonio Cevallos and Henry Changuan. Some of their moves are actually kind of cool looking but the decision to show some of it twice is more irritating than impressive. The choreography overall is pretty okay and they make good use of their environment. At one point Antonio is using a backbreaker which is an impressive looking pro wrestling move.
If you are just here for the fighting, it's an okay short film. Otherwise it's not that good.
Thanks to the youtube channel That Phat Samurai Guy, who did an interview with the director, for always showing love to lesser known directors/movies. Great guy. I hope Antonio keeps advancing and will make better movies in the future.
Hong gao liang (1988)
Good Debut for the director & the lead actress
This was Zhang Yimou's directorial debut and also Gong Li's acting debut. In the movie a man tells the story of how his grendparents met, felt in love and got a child (his father). And also how they fought the japanese army during the 1930s. It's a good drama with good actors/actresses, interesting scenes (the song at the beginning for example) and also some shocking moments at the end. The ending is what I like the least about Red Sorghum. It feels a bit random. And overall the movie is not as visually interesting and doesn't connect with me as much on an emotional level as some of the director's later ones. It's still really good.
If you like this movie I would recommend the romance/drama The Road Home (also from Zhang Yimou) to you