XPost: soc.culture.china   
   From: spibou@gmail.com   
      
   "So long my son" is a Chinese movie from 2019. Its central characters   
   are 3 couples , especially 1 of them. The film follows their lives   
   through several decades and the central theme is the impact on their   
   lives by 2 public policies : predominantly the "one child policy" and ,   
   less so , the liberalisation of the Chinese economy which allowed   
   factories which weren't doing well to lay off workers.   
      
   The above summary may sound cold and possibly makes the movie seem like   
   a documentary but the movie is anything but. It is full of drama ,   
   poignant moments and the occasional touch of humour. The duration is 3   
   hours 5 minutes (according to IMDB anyway , my DVD is 2 hours 57 minutes   
   for some reason) but I never felt bored and I have watched it twice.   
      
   One complaint I've seen on IMDB is that the movie jumps back and forth   
   in time as it tells its story. This it does but for me it never caused a   
   problem because there are always visual cues that a time jump has taken   
   place and the approximate time period : clothes , technology ,   
   backgrounds , locations. You need to pay attention and keep track of the   
   Chinese names (which may be harder for a westerner). As long as you do   
   this , the jumps in time won't be a problem.   
      
   Speaking of IMDB , I feel some regret than none of the reviews there seem   
   to be written by Chinese , I would be especially interested to know how   
   they feel about the movie.   
      
   There were a few things about the plot which weren't explained well   
   enough but I didn't really mind.   
      
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