Critique on the film
Today, many Americans take the fact that we have food, education, transportation, clothing, jobs, and doctors to fix our physical ailments for granted. Nobody can really appreciate life until they witness the hardships and tragedies of another. In the Chinese film To Live, tragedy, suffering, and poverty are all depicted throughout the movie, but tied in with wisdom, love, and determination. Nothing is so bad that you can’t go on, and this is shown all the way through the entire production. Fugui and his wife Jiazhen struggle through life just by doing everyday things Americans wouldn’t think about today. Fugui and Jiazhen are a married couple that don’t let poverty get in the way of their happiness. No matter what happens, they always go on. Fugui is a man who liked to gamble but soon realized that putting family first is a top priority. Jiazhen is a kind, caring mother and a loving wife. She is mainly the person who keeps Fugui straight through the hard times in the movie. I give them credit for such a dedication to optimism. For example, they became very broke, but they were glad. They wanted to be poor townspeople. Jiazhen suffered from a temporary loss of her husband when he went to war, but with a positive att
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Jiazhen Fugui, Leap Forward, Fugui Jiazhen, , China Youquing, Mao Zedong, Communist Party, Wan Erxi, Red Book, jiazhen fugui, Chinas Communist, mao zedong, son youquing, town leader, leap forward, giving birth, throughout movie,
Approximate Word count = 891
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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