Utopia Guide/Movie Volume

"I will wander aimlessly in the darkness" - Lu Xun said in "Shadow's Farewell".
If films could confess, they would describe to you what "no place" means. This collection of film criticism, on which Liao Wai-tong has focused his attention in recent years, focuses more on the dark side of film—those mysterious realms that are difficult to describe and linger on the viewer.
The book is divided into three volumes. The first, looking towards the West and the East, begins in a dark and ambiguous sci-fi universe and gradually explores the eternal themes of life and death, homeland and journey, exploring the most primal meanings of the soul. The second volume zooms in, gazing at the turbulent world beneath the vast mountains and rivers of China, and recounting the love and hatred that stir within it. The third volume offers a glimpse into the places closest to Liao Wai-tong, depicting the film-going scene in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Through a disorienting mix of sound, light, and color, it depicts the alienation that permeates seemingly down-to-earth life, yet remains a foreign land.
Whether using history to satirize the present, using shadows to illustrate light, or using a knife to kill, this movie viewing map attempts to create a parallel universe on the screen, allowing you to embark on a new text adventure after the actors take their bows.

2017-09-28

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