Yi chu hao xi

This stunning dark comedy, The Island, succeeds both narratively and technically. The screenplay is smart, with twists and turns and some sharp satire towards humanity, capitalism and brainwash. The cinematography and editing are much mature. Wang Baoqiang continues his run as the best and the most popular comedian of his generation, and Lay marks an important step as he transforms from a singer-dancer to an actor. Huang Bo, on the other hand, simply shocks the world as a director, just like what he did twelve years ago in Crazy Stone as an actor.

For the most part, The Island is both charming and inoffensive, but it isn't particularly memorable. I won't be recommending it to others.

Zhang Yixing was praised by his real name. He was able to become an actor among a number of senior actors. Thanks to Huang Bo's script and trust, he gave him a role to play. Back to the film itself, the whole viewing process fluctuates like an electrocardiogram. Whenever you feel good, it will collapse soon, but when the insufficient places pass, new highlights will appear. After all, it's a debut. You can't ask Huang Bo for super high standards because he is the director. The first play dares to challenge a large group of plays with such rich elements. I'm afraid Jiang Wen doesn't have this courage. Jiang Wen's fifth film was only one step away, while Huang Bo's first film was shot. The scene of falling from a cliff at the end was too similar to the scene of Ma Zori jumping down, leaving enough room for the audience to interpret. Therefore, we can foresee the terrible polarization after the official release of the film, but I can say for sure that this is one of the most courageous attempts of 2018 Chinese film. Finally, I want to say that the next drama is not implanted in any advertisement. In the last days of fables, what Kwai is fun and fast is really too low.

I had no idea what I was getting into here when I sat down to watch the 2018 movie "The Island" (aka "Yi chu hao xi"). In fact, I hadn't even heard about the movie prior to now in 2021, as I sat down to watch it. Needless to say that of course I would watch it, given the fact that it is an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen.

And when I saw that the movie had Qi Shu and Bo Huang on the cast list, I must admit that I got thrilled, because these are some very good Chinese performers. So with them on the cast list, I believed that I might be in for a good movie. Not only did the story have a good pacing, but it also had a very nice flow to it.

Turns out that "The Island" was a rather enjoyable movie. Sure, it was running at about 2 hours and 15 minutes, but the movie had a great pacing to it, and the storyline was nicely constructed by writers Siwei Cui, Junli Guo, Bo Huang, Zhanzhong Huang, Aina Xing, Muchun Zha and Ji Zhang.

Now I am impressed to find out that Bo Huang not only starred in the movie, but he also was one of the writers and he also directed the movie. So color me impressed here.

"The Island" is a movie in the likes of "Castaway", except with a bit more people marooned on the island. And the drama, friendships and love that develops on the island helps carry the movie greatly along.

I was genuinely impressed with director Bo Huang's 2018 movie here, and if you get a chance to sit down to watch it, you most certainly should do so. My rating of "The Island" settles on well-deserved seven out of ten stars.

Not too striking to feel amazed but true enough to depict the social situations and reflect some critical social issues through modifications on true stories. The vitalist part for this movie is not humor as it is originally aimed at, however, it is its unique way to tell a common rule by place its setting in a brief history of human societal evolvement. Each stage there is one idiosyncratic leader performing as the pioneer of the group to lead the people to survive, entertain and be solitary. However, each leader seems innocent with their purpose first but eventually they exacerbate due to the system established and sustained to strengthen their position and privileges. This, the movie reminds of a power without monitoring and restricting can be a fierce lion.