17/32
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What I like about Jia Zhangke is that his works of Chinese cinema are very interesting and something that seems so different from any other filmmaker in China. In many ways, using strange approaches to the digital camera, approaches to themes, music, characters and environment. Using archival footage and mixing non-linear fiction and non-fiction, Zhangke presents a melancholic and avant-garde narrative and atmosphere that is filled with beautiful presentations and explored themes. The presentation of characters, performances, music and dialogue that feels realistic and almost as if you are observing the daily life of an individual and the nature of human beings, the soundtrack choices are interesting, and the whole scenario of fiction vs. non-fiction from many viewers, I found it to be an interesting and excellent story experiment . I’m not suggesting this as Jia Zhangke’s first film to watch, but I will say it’s amazing.