Qing Zan Suo San Qian (2020)

BOF BOF BOF, pas un chef d'oeuvre...

Dans ce film, romantico-culinaire, situé à Shanghai dans les années 1920-1930, ils ont utilisé tous les clichés des dramas :
- ML riche et arrogant,
- FL "don du ciel" mais cuisinière talentueuse,
- famille avide qui fait des tricks pour avoir la fortune,
- bataille d'alcool
etc.

Les acteurs font de leur mieux, mais c'est difficile de rendre crédible une histoire où tout est artificiel et plaqué.
La représentation de l'ivresse, de l'imaginaire, est étrange plutôt mal ficelée. Les décors font très artificiels.

Vous pouvez éviter de regarder de ce film, vous ne raterez pas un masterpiece.

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Romance on the Rocks

An attempt at a natural progression in romance that didn’t work. The story didn’t make any sense and it had no depth. You do get the impression that the “Master” has feelings for his servant. He courts her by bullying and harassing her for the first 30 minutes of the show. I’m sure this will convince her of his sincerity. Finally, he drives her out of the house. You would think that would be enough for him. Not this guy, he goes out and finds her and bullies her some more. Grabbing her and taking her into her bedroom. He won't leave and ends up sleeping in her bed while she sleeps on the floor. All against her wishes. Then he insults her by saying she jumped into bed with him. We are now one hour into the show and this guy hasn’t changed. He even takes her money. Unbelievably I think she's still drawn to him.

After a little drama in the house is settled they get drunk together and fall asleep during a snowfall, all snuggled together. Where did this come from? There was no workup or prelude to the romance of any kind. They’ve never verbally expressed any feelings. He’s hasn't said a nice word to her. She wakes up back at his house and all is roses. They are now in a committed relationship. He’s talking marriage and hasn’t even said he likes her. Maybe that's how they did things back in those days, but I doubt it.

I’m not blaming the actors I thought they were decent. The story was terrible. It felt like a Covid movie. Since it was done in 2020, it probably was. Most of the scenes had very few actors. In some scenes, they were even socially distanced from each other.

The subtitles were good and the music was great.

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