“Now or before?” is the puzzling reply that Ga Yin, the protagonist of Fruit Chan’s “The Longest Summer” gives to his boss when asked the mundane question: “Ga Yin, you have any goals in life?”.
“Now or before” could also be a good synopsis for this movie, as it encapsulates the mood of a precise moment in time and highlights the turmoil created by that historical crossroad.
Bagpipes play Auld Lang Syne, while a metallic voice recites empty words: “The Corps’ disbandment is also a time for reflection and pride in all that the Hong Kong Chinese soldiers have achieved”. “The Longest Summer” starts solemnly with some real footage of the disbandment of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps, three months before the Handover to China. When the camera pans over the Corps, we can spot the protagonists of the movie; they are those very soldiers that are just...
“Now or before” could also be a good synopsis for this movie, as it encapsulates the mood of a precise moment in time and highlights the turmoil created by that historical crossroad.
Bagpipes play Auld Lang Syne, while a metallic voice recites empty words: “The Corps’ disbandment is also a time for reflection and pride in all that the Hong Kong Chinese soldiers have achieved”. “The Longest Summer” starts solemnly with some real footage of the disbandment of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps, three months before the Handover to China. When the camera pans over the Corps, we can spot the protagonists of the movie; they are those very soldiers that are just...
- 9/17/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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