When I sat down to watch the 2022 Taiwanese drama "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè" (aka "Fantasy World") here in 2023, I had never actually heard about the movie. Not that it mattered, because with it being an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen, I was already prepared to watch it.
Writer and director Freddy Tang wrote a script that deals with some sensitive material. While it seemed interesting on the synopsis, I must admit that I found the pacing of the narrative in the movie to be way too slow and there just simply wasn't enough happening throughout the 50 minutes of the movie that I managed to sit through. So I ended up tossing the towel in the ring and giving up on finish watching the movie. The storyline simply just was too slow paced for my liking.
But I am sure that with the contents of the storyline and script that a movie such as "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè" is bound to provide entertainment for fans of heavy dramas.
The acting performances in "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè" were good. I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, but then again, my exposure to the Taiwanese cinema is rather limited. But I definitely were enjoying the performances of the cast, essentially from everyone on the cast list that I managed to see on the screen in the 50 minutes I endured. I have to say that actress Cammy Chiang definitely carried the movie quite well with her performance, as it was a rather convincing and realistic performance she put on.
A shame that "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè" was so slow paced and monotonous, because the contents of the script definitely had something at heart to tell. However, I doubt that I will ever make a return to attempt to finish watching "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè".
My rating of writer and director Freddy Tang's 2022 movie "Tóng Huà Shì Jiè" lands on a four out of ten stars.
Plot summary
A cold, hard-nosed lawyer, Zhang, discovers that his past client, Tang, is involved in yet another case of sexual assault. Thirteen years ago, Zhang was a rookie and mentored by a senior lawyer, Tu. Young and ambitious as Zhang was, his outstanding performance successfully helped Tang exonerated from the charge. However, the brutal cross-examination on the victim inevitably became his nightmare. After so many years, tormented by guilt, Zhang finally has the opportunity to atone for his mistakes and avenge the girl he loved. Challenged by Tu and Tang, he decides to pursue justice at any cost.
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April 25, 2023 at 03:53 PM