酱园弄·悬案 She’s got no name (2024)
Saturday, 21 June 2025
Visually, this film is spectacular. The music is great, the camera angles are great, and the set design is great.
Sometimes, it was a bit hard to me to follow, as it was in chinese and didn’t have english subtitles. The plot featured a non-linear narrative, and i like that, but trying to hold the plot and the language in my head at the same time was a little too much for my chinese ability.
Although it was visually impressive, often those visuals were quite disturbing. There were a lot of scenes of violence, abuse and gore, which were not pleasant to look at.
I was also unaware of the story this film is based on. I think that having that backstory would make watching the film more interesting, although it does still stand on its own without prior knowledge.
I really like some of the new films coming out of china. The film industry is developing fast and while there is a lot of junk, as with every film industry everywhere in the world, there are some really nice ideas too. I think that this is one of them.