Is it worth your time? If you like old Shanghai cinema, absolutely. If you need explosions or fast pacing, steer clear. It's for people who enjoy watching how people lived, rather than just what they did. There is this moment about halfway through where the main characters are just sitting in a room, and the way the l...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old Shanghai cinema, absolutely. If you need explosions or fast pacing, steer clear. It's for people who enjoy watching how people lived, rather than just what they did. There is this moment about halfway through where the main characters are just sitting in a room, and the way the light hits their hair feels weirdly tactile. It’s not a big plot point. It just happens. The pacing is honestly all over the place. Sometimes it feels like the camera is stuck in m..."
