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WOW, you gotta see this movie. It has a non-stereotypical Chinese male lead, which is totally rare in Hollywood films. It's a drama that has some comedic moments. It's about this 28 year old Chinese American (this part same as me) living in LA struggling with his acting career and how an opportunity to leave his normal confine changed his outlook on life and his relationship with his father and others. There is the childhood mother accident and the resulting blaming game. There is the overly positive (polar opposite of main character) girl. I know, the overall storyline is almost exactly like Garden State but the detail experiences are completely different. I actually like it a lot more than Garden State. There are less drug use and weird stuff, instead, it has more real life problems and emotions. I don't mind the former, I like Garden State too but the latter just makes you feel so much closer to the characters.

I love the scenes in Shanghai. I really want to go there now. LOL. I wonder if Hayden got the opportunity to visit while shooting the movie. BTW, all the actors were amazing (even the potential house buyer couple). The main actors displayed all range of emotions very convincingly.

I have to admit, I saw an illegal copy of the movie. But I liked it so much that not only am I going to purchase a legit DVD for myself, I'm going to buy a few to give them to my friends. It's unfortunate there is not enough promotion for it so I'm going to help spread the words myself.

The story of the first daughter trying to get out and have a taste of ordinary life has been told dozens of times but this one is my favorite. Not only is one of my friends' hot sister (French ambassador's daughter) in the movie, LoveParade is a party everyone needs to go to. Next week, I am heading to Amsterdam, then Prague, then Berlin for the LoveParade. 'Cause you're free, to do what you want to do, you've got to live your life, do what you want to do... The theme song summarized the movie perfectly. Though we all have some degree of peer expectations and social obligations in our lives, we still are lucky enough to born into a free world and have the freedom to make our own choices. So go out there and enjoy life to the fullest, boys and girls.