First off, the cinematography and soundtrack in this movie is spectacular. Most of the scenes are an absolute joy to look at. I legitimately started looking at ticket costs for some of the amazing places Walter went in this movie just because the stunning shots just came one after the other. The slight negative here is the mostly in your face "moral". While not very subtle, this movie has a solid and well intentioned emotional message, boiling down the the motto of the real Life magazine.
All in all, highly recommend. Unless you hate other countries and beautiful views, you'll enjoy this movie.
The Farewell does an amazing job capturing the experience of a young immigrant - one who was old enough to remember what home was, but young enough that the memory is starting to fade. Billi's nostalgia, her bad Chinese(and frequent questions about how to say things!), and her fundamentally Western outlook on the world, in comparison to her older family, is one of the best I've seen that facet of my life on the big screen. Every actor portrays the…
Really loved how the movie consistently maintained the uncomfortable vibe. The camera effects and visuals called back to Mandy (toned down, obv) and definitely enhanced the film for me. The normalization of the violent behavior through the sound design and cult members' reactions was very well done, and positioning the cult as a new family for Dani allowed this film to throw away the traditional protagonist/antagonist relationship and portray both sides in a balanced way. Great film!
