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Chung Mou Yim (2001)
Silly but lovable and appealing
Lets be honest here, this movie is silly in all senses of the word. The plot changes sporadically and the shallow emperor Qi's antics may well be unrealistic.
However, all that somehow disappears from the mind when watching it, sure its a strange film and not one loaded with realistic actions, but overall it portrays a comic little tale of the rather pathetic and unfaithful Emperor, the obvious heroine, and the conflicted, cunning yet still appealing fox fairy played by Cecilia Cheung. It won't appeal to all audiences, but as an eastern comic "drama" it will leave a mark - and I couldn't help liking it. Silly is not equivalent to bad, leave your insistence for realism and accuracy at the door and you will like it as well.
The Cider House Rules (1999)
a beautiful movie but with an unclear point.
The Cider House Rules is ultimately the story of a young man, played by Tobey Maguire, who has been brought up by a benevolent doctor of an orphanage, played to perfection by Michael Caine. He has been taught about doctoring and abortion by the less-than-perfect Dr. Larch (Michael Caine), who sees nothing of forging degrees for Homer (Maguire) in order to establish him as the doctor who will take over the orphanage. However, Homer longs for something else being a doctor will not give him, and so leaves the orphanage with Candy and Wally (Charlize Theron and Paul Rudd), a couple who have arrived for an abortion.
The story revolves around Homer's adventures and discoveries, with bittersweet portrayals of each character and evoking powerful emotions within the audience. The only bone I have to pick with it is that at the end of the movie, you are left with a vague idea of what the movie is really about - but not a complete view. It appears that the movie itself does not really know what message it is trying to give, which is a shame for it is a beautiful movie in all other aspects.
Great acting from Michael Caine and even from the orphanage boys.