MOVIES Getting to Know Mom
"For as long as I can remember, mom has been a middle-aged woman, but no one told me she used to be a young girl?' This is a line from the film Hi, Mom, as well as the way director and star Jia Ling once felt about her own mother. The film is based on the real-life story of Jia and her mother, showing her longing (渴望)and regret at failing to see her mother before she died. To make the film more interesting,Jia made it a time travel story. She goes back to 1981 and becomes friends with her own mom. She risks giving up her own life and disappearing to make sure that her mother has a better future. Released (上映) on Feb 12, the film has gotten a high score of 8. 1 on the famous social networking website Douban (豆瓣). Many people said they were touched by its true feelings and praised its sincere (真诚的) description (描述) of women's roles. TEENS |