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Cry Me A Sad River (Movie)

Doesn't this look extremely dramatic? I absolutely love it.

 Short summary of the movie: A poor girl named Yi Yao is bullied to the extent where she cannot take it anymore. 

I'm not doing any sort of review that explains the whole premise and plot etc, I'm just voicing my opinions. For this, I might as well add that there might be spoilers.

Yi Yao 
This would definitely be on my top 10 list. I have rarely been on the edge of my seat for movies, but this movie did itself justice. It wasn't too depressing - there were moments of lightheartedness and warmth as well for a 'tragedy' genre movie. 

For the extremely soft-hearted it might be a tear-jerker but nothing came for me. What I will admit is that the movie made me experience many emotions and the beauty of it. You can feel and bond with the characters and what they endure. Bullying is a great way to show the seriousness of one's actions.

Left to Right: Annoying bitch, even worse asshole, really sweet twins and the guy twin is Sunxi, last person is Yi Yao
I had a bit of attachment to Sunxi, who was extremely supportive to Yi Yao regardless of her depressing behaviour (which was understandable given her situation) He was an absolute cutiepie and I genuinely enjoyed the bonding of the two. You grow to like the movie more than feel depressed about it. 

Still, the ending is quite tragic. I think it needed an encore. A "Say it again for the people at the back" because before Yi Yao committed suicide, she pointed out the people that bullied her and reminded them that - yes, it may not affect them, they might not remember it, but she vividly remembers the torture, bullying and hatred she received.

Just an extra note that the cinematography and music used is so amazing in this movie. Look at them. Gorgeous. Their acting was quite convincing.
In any case, my vote? 11/10. 100/10. A great movie to have a night alone with if you're feeling comfortable letting go.



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  1. UnknownOctober 26, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    will you believe this movie was every main cast's first movie acting their characters?????
    woah!!!!

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    1. zaaidsNovember 15, 2019 at 8:12 AM

      That's crazy! I didn't know! Thank you for telling me, they did a really great job!

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