Review: Red Sorghum (紅高粱) (1988)

This movie was Zhang Yimou's directorial debut, and it definitely shows the very distinct Zhang Yimou style. Among Zhang Yimou's older movies, there were others that I preferred to this one, but I think it makes a lot of sense that I did, as this was his first one, and his story telling and directorial style were not as mature compared to his later movies.

Spoilers.

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Dropped: Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time (鬼吹燈之怒晴湘西) (2019)

I think this drama kind of reaffirmed to me that the tomb raiding genre of Cdramas is not for me. The last tomb raiding Cdrama I watched was Candle in the Tomb featuring Jin Dong, and that one was too campy for me. Candle in the Tomb: The Wrath of Time had a far higher production value and the story was slightly less cheesey. However, I still found the story kind of uninspiring, and I did not feel particularly hyped to watch this show, except to watch the cast.

Spoilers up to episode 8.

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