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Strangers (2018)
Well I made it to the end
I really wanted to like this. Beautiful backdrop, intriguing plot line, world class casting especially with regards to the Asian characters. Speaking of which were treated more like extras in a British soap, stupid, unemotional gladly taking orders from the English in Hong Kong of all places. Not sure what annoyed me more David the lecturer ordering a local police officer around the place (turn here, stop there, do this) constantly shouting stomping his foot or the ridiculous superiorty or the British over the the Locals. Entirely unemotional flat characters who lacked empathy and emotion for the death of loved ones but were so happy to help out this man from nowhere who lands and takes over. Could have been made in 4 episodes, even ten it would have been boring, I just kept watching waiting for something to happen as though I was missing something this great cast must have seen when they signed up in the first place
Bao (2018)
Only those who've experienced over bearing parents will undersatand
What a wonderful short! So beautifully done. It's a cautionary tale for parents in learning to give their children freedom. That's why it's perfectly placed before a family film. It's not for the kids. I wish my mother had seen it many years ago. I don't think it only applies to Asian families just because they are Asian characters, why can't we see past the race and just see people to relate to. The moment the mother ate Bao I gasped and straight away it clicked, that's my mom. She'd do anything to keep me in her life completely suffocating me and "eating" away my own life. Having alienated my two brothers already who escaped her behaviour. I love her to bits as do my brothers buts it's hard not to resent her at times for emotionally black mailing me and preventing me from living my life as an adult as she was able to do