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(possible spolier) My heart sank when......

posted 18 years ago by UnknownRebel
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I saw li'l Yang Yang jump into the pool, and it appeared as if he had drowned. However, in two scenes later, we see him walk through the door drenched, with a conniving smirk on his face. Seeing him walk through that door was such an enormous relief.

Yang Yang, Ting Ting, and the man who plays the father, all gave tremendous performances in this film.

This film was such an absolute emotional roller coaster for me, and I salute Edward Yang for making it. Definately one of my favourites films to date.

[–] imwithstupid_35 18 years ago

My favorite film.

my ymdb site

http://www.ymdb.com/mehsuggeth/l35858_ukuk.html

[–] anuj016 18 years ago

I saw it on your list, among others, and picked it up. What a revelation... instant entry into my Top 20

http://www.ymdb.com/anuj/l33492_ukuk.html

[–] seamoonchen 17 years ago

when Yang Yang jumped into the pool,a great sorrow stroke me,i meant to give up the film then ,avoiding to confront the cruel ending. my friend stoped me ,fortunetly,the director arrange a unexpected outcome ,it just liked your words going: it was such an enormous relief

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[–] ahrawrah 15 years ago

Agreed. Kind of wondered afterward how they did that scene.

[–] randyhndrsn 14 years ago

I thought he did to, it really made me worry than we see him again, I wondered if I had missed something.

[–] infra5 12 years ago

You're forgetting the earlier scene, when he was practising holding his breath in the bathroom sink.

[–] edwardoyle 14 years ago

Not only that, but there was thunder in the background. I thought he was going to get electrocuted.

[–] usarmycwo 9 years ago

And silly me, I wondered where the lifeguards were. Any adult supervision, really.

But the sign of a great movie (for me, anyway) is that you forget you're watching a movie. In that respect, Yi Yi is a great movie. We all worried deeply about the little boy.

[–] SlackerInc (1077) 7 years ago

I think it was not playing fair with the audience the way both that scene and the one with an apparent suicide turned out to both be fakeouts.