Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

Review: Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

Director: Liang Xuan

Cast: Ji Guanlin, Pan Shulan, Su Shangqing, Timmy Xu, King Shih-Chieh,

Ji Guanlin
Ji Guanlin
Pan Shulan
Pan Shulan
Su Shangqing
Su Shangqing
Timmy Xu
Timmy Xu
King Shih-Chieh
King Shih-Chieh

Plot: Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

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Pandemic viewing, Part Four

Pandemic viewing, Part Four

Social isolation and “working from home” mean a lot of time for movie-watching … and the volume far outstrips my ability to say anything substantive about many of the films I do watch: so here I mostly just acknowledge what […]

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