The first half of the movie really blew me away with the cinematography, film angles and the juxtaposing scenes of the the twisting of the mop water and the neighbours making out. But the plot twist and the way the movie ended in the second half leaves me feeling unsure about the whole story. Many elements were not unpacked and explained, like why was the mom against the union when she knew Mai was a good person and her confidant? And the characters' development at the end is also a question mark - how did they changed after four years? So many questions and ultimately their reunion scene is so poignant, but perhaps it is reflective of life. Many a times, there's no clear closure.
Overall, I would recommend this film.
Mai
2024 [VIETNAMESE]
Action / Drama / Romance
Plot summary
When a struggling single mother falls for a wealthy heartbreaker, their risky romance could just turn their lives around — or tear their worlds apart.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
June 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Incredible cinematography, poignant storyline reflective of real life
A movie with an unhappy ending, isn't it?
I watched this movie at the beginning of this year. The movie shows us Mai's life, a situation of a girl being sold by her father to get some money to gamble and having a child when being raped, and she tries to get a new life after all, but her father still stalks her wherever she goes. I will set three parts for this movie:
- The first part: introduces the girl who moves to a new town, tries to rent a new apartment, works in a massage job in a new brand, and gets used to the main man's character;
- The second part: introduces the Mai character; they get to fall in love with each other, and their family knows about that;
- The third part: the father of the girl is dead, and the love is separate from the promised love again, and they don't get together again.
I think after all the girl had to thank the boy's mother because she knew his son too clearly; she knew that her son was just a child, doesn't have the patience to love a girl older than him, and couldn't wait for the girl if he met someone else. The main female character is Mai; she still loves Sau, but she understands when talking with his mother that she knows their love will end because of Sau's personality being too weak.
In the end, she was successful and happy with a new job in a new town.