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Shadow (2018 film)

That was the most bug-shit crazy movie I have ever seen. I swear, the plot and screenplay were written by someone deliberately trying to parody the self-seriousness of wuxia movies, and then the filmmakers didn’t realize it was a joke and just made it beyond serious in all possible ways. It is INSANE. Kind of worth seeing just to gawk at, but hard to actually recommend, imho. And enormous parts of the plot made no sense whatsoever.

I have to defend this film. It is a gorgeous, crazy ride. My take from the Recently Seen Movies thread:

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Shadow, directed by Yimou Zhang (Hero, House of Flying Daggers). It is a gorgeous film that almost qualifies for the thread on choosing two of the best black and white films (I’d go with Drama:cool:). If you liked Hero and House of Flying Daggers, you will like this one a lot. The use of thematic colors, the twisty plot, the well choreographed and perfectly shot fight scenes are all there. I don’t think the ending is ambiguous, but you might, so if you like things locked up tight, this one mi…