Reflection on the Film "Yellow Earth" by Chen Kaige (Movie Review Sample)

THE ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED ONE TO WRITE A 400-WORD JOURNAL, ON A LIST OF ASSIGNED FILMS. IN THE JOURNAL, I HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT 1) I HAD WATCHED THE FILM AND 2) I CAN ARTICULATE THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE ASSIGNED READINGS IN RELATION TO THE FILM. IN OTHER WORDS, THE JOURNAL SHOULD BE BASED ON CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FILM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSIGNED READINGS.
THEREFORE, I EXTENSIVELY REVIEWED THE FILM "YELLOW EARTH" BY CHEN KAIGE IN WHICH I PRESENTED HOW THE AUTHOR PORTYED THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY. MOREOVER, I SHOWED HOW THE FILM YELLOW EARTH PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN DEMONSTRATING THE REVOLUTION'S EFFECT ON THE POOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FARMERS. THE INDISPENSABLE THEME OF THE PLAY IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE NATION SINCE THE CHARACTERS ARE AGRICULTURISTS.
AT THE END OF MY REFLECTION, I RAISED SOME CRITICAL QUETIONS IN RELETION TO THE FILM. THIS QUETIONS INCLUDED: WHAT ROLE DID THE FOLK SONGS PLAY IN THE FILM'S STORY DEVELOPMENT? WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE AND THE AESTHETIC PRACTICE OF THE FILM?