Absolutely fantastic film.....my my, those people certainly know how to make a good exciting movie, hat's off to them !.....not a dull moment in the film, it actually does " grip " you and you get a lump in your throat because the film is so realistic, you actually feel for those people. Over the years, those 20 seconds or so have become blurry in my memory but the special effects recreated the scene." The story line appealed to me and the reviews were excellent so I thought it might be worth the effort. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. A really heart breaking movie. Wang Liguang's score could be a bit more recurring, even though when it is played up, it sometimes takes on a formulaic spirit that augments sentimentality a bit, yet not to where you can easily forget the strengths of Liguang's efforts, whose rich tastefulness is both commendable on a musical level, and mostly adds to resonance with an audible elegance that goes nicely with visual elegance, powered by cinematography Lü Yue that isn't consistently striking, but has its moments of play with lighting that is just downright gorgeous. One of the most tragically beautiful flims i've ever watched. Her agonizing decision would shape the fate of her family for 32 years to come. I had seen this just once on Netflix as a random pick, something just to watch for the heck of it. November 10, 2010 | Perfect hokum for those who don't mind having their heart strings strummed like a banjo. In Tangshan, the truck driver Da Qiang, his wife Yuan Ni and their twins Fang Da, their son, and Fang Deng, their daughter, are a happy simple family. These moments of character development early in the film are important as the natural disaster occurs earlier than one's might expect. November 8, 2010
I for one am glad as that is my prefered way to watch movies. In the minutes, hours and days after Wellington is struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, this drama depicts several parallel plotlines of people faced with different dilemmas in their fight for survival. She is forced to make a decision. Aftershock (唐山大地震, Tángshān Dàdìzhèn) is a 2010 Feng Xiaogang feature film about China’s devastating 1976 Tangshan Earthquake that saw over 240,000 people perish. Ultimately, "Aftershock" is a film that embodies perennial themes the Chinese revere: family, loyalty and love. Definitely a film to watch, but you should be prepared for an emotional journey. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. | Rotten Tomatoes gives Aftershock a 38% approval rating based on … "I am still young and therefore have no idea what it must have been like to experience something so tragic, but I can imagine that this film was really cathartic for those survivors in the audience," a student said upon exiting the theater. Mimics the worst of Hollywood's excesses, pairing gratuitous shock with patriotism and a flood of tear-jerking moments calculated for awards bodies' consideration. November 12, 2010 Watch full episode of Aftershock Chinese drama | Dramacool. He was terrible, but thankfully was only in it for a minute). The film is very well-done on a musical and stylistic level, with artistic eyes and ears that help in springing this world to life, at least when we're not faced with visual effects that impress... in a very much relative way, seeing as how Chinese cinema hasn't exactly mastered digital effects, as reflected by many a questionable area within this film's effects, which are still well-conceived and adequately convincing enough to be effective when the earthquake comes. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number.
The tormented emotions of the mother and daughter come to a painful resolution 32 years later.This an "MUST WATCH" movie. November 9, 2010 I can understand why this film would get so passionate about telling this tale, as this subject matter is very important, yet in a somewhat Hollywood fashion, the film all too often resorts to sentimentality to summon an emotional rise that perhaps would have been more effective if this film was more solely reliant on its more genuinely inspired areas. Lame and kind of morbid earthquake joke aside, this was a big deal that hasn't gotten the international recognition it deserves, though I'm glad that at least someone remember this disaster, because this film was such a huge hit over in China that it grossed 665 million Yuan.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. AN AWESOME BEGINING TO THIS FILM,LEADING ON TO A HEART WRENCHING DECISION BYA MOTHER TOTALLY GRIPPED ME. All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer I found the changes in the town, attire and vehicles as the decades progressed particularly interesting. "Over the short term, there's really nowhere in the world that is as active as China right now," … It is a great story, although it is not said to be based on an actual family's experiences, I think it's fair to say that it is an accurate depiction of what many families experienced. Come on, there’s a little girl in there, waking up in the rain, surrounded by dead bodies.