By Joe Tan
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode
Casting : Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh
Drama/History 108 minutes
Review :
The Children of Huang Shi, aka The Escape from Huang Shi in Singapore, is filmed based on a true story. Back in the World War II, a British scholar, also an associate press reporter, George Hogg(Jonathan Phys Meyers) had witnessed the killings of civilians by Japanese troops, and taken photos as evidence. Soon, he found himself held captive by the Japanese troops, and later rescued by a guerilla leader, Jack Chen HanSheng (Chow Yun-Fat).
George then stayed in an orphanage with Jack and Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchelle), an Australian nurse. Initially George was reluctant in teaching and playing with the kids in the orphanage but their bond grew over time and George has won many hearts of the orphans there. To protect the children from the advancing Japanese and conscription from the Chinese authority, George, Jack, Lee and the children start marching toward the snowy mountains and endless desert.
The first half of "The Escape From Huang Shi" is packed with thrilling scenes, and also showcases the extent of damage could be done to a city during a war; while second half focuses on the characters and happenings in the orphanage, this is the part that captivates the atmosphere of love and warm, bringing tears to the eyes of audience.
In this movie, which based on a true story, despite the fact that George and Lee are not born in Chian, they are very highly saluted for their willingness to look beyond the scope of races and helped the China orphans.
This movie "The Children of Huang Shi" makes up for a great material, especially if it involves grand sweeping sceneries of the Chinese mountainous and desert regions. These you are going to get - the magnificently majestic visuals of China and the impressively splendid shots of the picturesque landscapes. It almost makes for a brilliant tourism video for the Chinese government.
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode
Casting : Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh
Drama/History 108 minutes
Review :
The Children of Huang Shi, aka The Escape from Huang Shi in Singapore, is filmed based on a true story. Back in the World War II, a British scholar, also an associate press reporter, George Hogg(Jonathan Phys Meyers) had witnessed the killings of civilians by Japanese troops, and taken photos as evidence. Soon, he found himself held captive by the Japanese troops, and later rescued by a guerilla leader, Jack Chen HanSheng (Chow Yun-Fat).
George then stayed in an orphanage with Jack and Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchelle), an Australian nurse. Initially George was reluctant in teaching and playing with the kids in the orphanage but their bond grew over time and George has won many hearts of the orphans there. To protect the children from the advancing Japanese and conscription from the Chinese authority, George, Jack, Lee and the children start marching toward the snowy mountains and endless desert.
The first half of "The Escape From Huang Shi" is packed with thrilling scenes, and also showcases the extent of damage could be done to a city during a war; while second half focuses on the characters and happenings in the orphanage, this is the part that captivates the atmosphere of love and warm, bringing tears to the eyes of audience.
In this movie, which based on a true story, despite the fact that George and Lee are not born in Chian, they are very highly saluted for their willingness to look beyond the scope of races and helped the China orphans.
This movie "The Children of Huang Shi" makes up for a great material, especially if it involves grand sweeping sceneries of the Chinese mountainous and desert regions. These you are going to get - the magnificently majestic visuals of China and the impressively splendid shots of the picturesque landscapes. It almost makes for a brilliant tourism video for the Chinese government.
