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It was a bit disjointed and the story went from here to there without much in the way of explanation. Out of all the Chinese films I have watched, this is probably my least favourite.

It isn't a bad film and I wouldn't not recommend giving this a go, it isn't my cup of tea - you might just like thisn and relate to it but I think 5/10 is a reasonable mark for me.

The movie confuses me. It is alternating between reality and fairy tale throughout, without convincing me with either. I agree with the other reviewers, the father character, with all good intentions both from the film maker and in the story, is not real, at all, almost felt as if he had multiple personality. He promised things clearly impossible, which was the tale; while his story with the jail and all, was reality. I am not saying this cannot work, but the film did not pull it off. The son character was rather bland, yet making strange moves that did not fit the character. The story is weak with non-impressive acting.

The title of the film "brainwashing dad" may be more appropriate. As Ren Suxi said in the film, Ma Haowen exudes a temperament of brainwashing organization from beginning to end. This is not about Deng Chao's performance, but the problems that arise in the script and character design stage. He taught his son that he could do everything on earth and live up to his expectations. His son became the successor of "space wolf" Liu Peiqiang, but he almost selfishly sacrificed his father's wish for his dream. Is this education really successful? Maybe the screenwriter himself has no answer, so he can only rely on "being a father for the first time in this life" in "please answer 1988" to force a happy ending. Deng Chao and Yu Baimei held their breath this time and wanted to be ashamed before the snow, so they piled up countless emotional points and themes, combined with the embarrassing nostalgic Golden Melody string burning, and finally presented a hodgepodge. Director Yan is the best in the audience. Unfortunately, this character is too Facebook, and Deng Chao is too hard. It's not easy to copy Xu Zheng's success and win the movie emperor. We can see that Deng Yu and Yu have corrected their creative attitude. No way to black is the premise of making a good film.

The movie is extremely relatable for Chinese, both raised in the Western world and those raised in Asia. I highly highly recommend it.

Expectations of parents, role of father figure, what it means to grow up and pursue our own dreams... this movie is easily the best movie of 2019. Throughout the film, the director inspires, relates, and motivates the audience to become better a better Chinese, and shows the work in China towards making Chinese peolp

I think if you saw this movie on a plane, it would be far more emotional, but I saw it in my lounge. Anyway, Looking Up is ambitious but also has some repetitious and lagging parts. Still, its heart is in the right place for sure. The usual plot devices are there, with the inspiring ending that will restore your faith in home-school education combined with state schooling.

If Americans remade this movie, I'd imagine Will Ferrell would play the father.