Cj7
>> Monday, February 18, 2008
During the first few minutes of the story, the play of emotions started to kick in when we were introduced to the main character: Dicky, who was shown sewing his well worn and t
orn pair of shoes that his father picked up from the garbage dump. You can’t help but feel the empathy towards his situation and at the same time, thank God that you had it good.
Dicky, acted by 9 year old girl, Xu Jiao, was really good. She (yes, the role of Chow’s son is played by a girl) was cheeky but at the same time managed to let her emotions play out on her face. Her portrayal of Dicky slaps right to the heart of the audience throughout the movie. There was this scene when Dicky wanted a toy at the toy store but his father could not afford it. Being a small boy, he insisted of having it. Being poor, but a father nonetheless, I could feel the pain that was faced by Chow’s character, Ti, when he had to say no, and when Dicky still wanted it, Ti has to beat the kid to submission. God, being a mother myself, I can’t help but feel so sorry for the father and the son at the same time.
CJ7 as an alien is one adorable creature. I simply melted at the sight of its big eyes and furry head. The alien itself didn’t have that much impact in the movie, but as a connector of the strings of events that ties one scene to the other. (Yeah, the plot is that simple) But nonetheless, CJ7 tu comelnya…but at the end of the movie, Chow inserted an element of human to the alien: sacrifice of oneself for the betterment of another.
Overall, I would say that Chow maintains his trademark humour found in all his other movies, as I laughed myself silly at one point or the other in the movie, but in his most recent work, CJ7 concentrates more on the character building, playing around with the emotional aspects of man. The special bond between a father and son, the moral values of a human being, regardless of their social standings (even more so when you are in poverty), peer pressure; to name a few.
I don’t know about the rest of the members of the press, but I surely did shed a few tears. And around me I could hear the crinkle of tissues being taken out from its plastic cover, so I guess I’m not the only one teary eyed! Fans of Chow who has gotten used to his slapstick humour would not find this as entertaining as say, Shaolin Soccer or even Kungfu Hustle, but CJ7 is a good change. Go and watch it folks! Coming next: the ‘Meet the Fans’ event coverage.
orn pair of shoes that his father picked up from the garbage dump. You can’t help but feel the empathy towards his situation and at the same time, thank God that you had it good.Dicky, acted by 9 year old girl, Xu Jiao, was really good. She (yes, the role of Chow’s son is played by a girl) was cheeky but at the same time managed to let her emotions play out on her face. Her portrayal of Dicky slaps right to the heart of the audience throughout the movie. There was this scene when Dicky wanted a toy at the toy store but his father could not afford it. Being a small boy, he insisted of having it. Being poor, but a father nonetheless, I could feel the pain that was faced by Chow’s character, Ti, when he had to say no, and when Dicky still wanted it, Ti has to beat the kid to submission. God, being a mother myself, I can’t help but feel so sorry for the father and the son at the same time.
CJ7 as an alien is one adorable creature. I simply melted at the sight of its big eyes and furry head. The alien itself didn’t have that much impact in the movie, but as a connector of the strings of events that ties one scene to the other. (Yeah, the plot is that simple) But nonetheless, CJ7 tu comelnya…but at the end of the movie, Chow inserted an element of human to the alien: sacrifice of oneself for the betterment of another.
Overall, I would say that Chow maintains his trademark humour found in all his other movies, as I laughed myself silly at one point or the other in the movie, but in his most recent work, CJ7 concentrates more on the character building, playing around with the emotional aspects of man. The special bond between a father and son, the moral values of a human being, regardless of their social standings (even more so when you are in poverty), peer pressure; to name a few.
I don’t know about the rest of the members of the press, but I surely did shed a few tears. And around me I could hear the crinkle of tissues being taken out from its plastic cover, so I guess I’m not the only one teary eyed! Fans of Chow who has gotten used to his slapstick humour would not find this as entertaining as say, Shaolin Soccer or even Kungfu Hustle, but CJ7 is a good change. Go and watch it folks! Coming next: the ‘Meet the Fans’ event coverage.
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