Un presente distópico que empieza en el futuro y termina en el pasado. Tres noches en la vida de un hombre: dos de traición; una de venganza. Esta es una historia sobre un hombre común que tiene eventos extraordinarios en su vida mundana. La película describe los giros de los acontecimientos del protagonista en tres épocas, tres temporadas, tres noches, en la misma ciudad, contados con cronología inversa. Cada uno de los tres segmentos proviene de un género diferente: el primer segmento es una historia de ciencia ficción ambientada en una visión distópica del año 2035, el segundo es un segmento de cine negro que se centra en el trabajo anterior de Zhang como oficial de policía y el tercero un melodrama. sobre el encuentro de la infancia de Zhang con un jefe del crimen organizado local. (Fuente: Netflix+ Wikipedia + IMDb) Edit Translation
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- Título original: 幸福城市
- También conocida como: Xing Fu Cheng Shi , Joyful Cities
- Guionista y Director: Wi Ding Ho
- Géneros: Crimen, Drama, Ciencia ficción, Maduro
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Reparto y créditos
- Lee Hong ChiZhang Dong Ling [Young]Papel principal
- Jack KaoZhang Dong Ling [Older]Papel principal
- Linda LiuYu Fang [Older]Papel secundario
- Huang LuYu Fang [Young]Papel secundario
- Ning DingWang [Big sister]Papel secundario
- Joseph HsiaAh LongPapel secundario
Reseñas
Confusing story but well made
This was a weird rabbit hole to fall into. I eventually clued in that it was centred on one person at three different stages of his life (as an old man, then a young man, and lastly as a child). The best story is the young man, but the world of the old man was catching with its futuristic technology. I didn't like or really understand the ending, but I can appreciate it well enough as a starting point for this mans life.It is a strangely beautiful, and well made film. It combines a few genres and is an impressively multicultural production. The acting was fantastic, with a really talented cast. The main flaw is that the story is hard to follow and not that likeable.
I wouldn't recommend this to almost anyone. I would recommend it to those who truly enjoy questionable circumstances, appreciate unacceptable views, and often buys unpopular art.
Good premise but confusing
This was barely coherent.My order of how much I liked the acts goes 3 > 2 >1 of appearance, but everything really did not have to be in reverse chronology in the first place. It was confusing and the film basically asked me to care about all these unlikeable characters before it showed me why I should.
Act I. There was no reason for the genre to be dystopian sci-fi. It was a pretty interesting set-up in the first act but started to feel forced, not thorough, confusing...and by the time we got to the other acts it was forgotten anyways. The film showed nothing about how society became that way and why it mattered.
I actually enjoyed the dark and grittiness of the film (especially in the later acts) and the setting in the first act should've just stuck with being in a world with lots of corruption and wealth inequality (like Gotham). That would've been a lot more believable.
The acting in the first part was also the worst in my opinion. I already mentioned not really liking the characters, but I also found the performances all just very blah.
Act II.Lee Hong Chi was the only good part here. The acting was great but there was really no good story to work with. The cliche of the Unforgettable Girl You Meet One Sad Night And Then Lose Contact With Forever is cliche and boring.
Act III. This one was actually my favorite because it actually did have a story and decent character writing — until it all devolves just like the other parts.
Generally, all the parts had something going for it until it tries to do something violent for the shock factor. It makes every sub-story end on an unsatisfying note and it sucks because I think the cinematography is pretty good.