This was a heartbreaking final. I cried. Old Tao crying and dancing the same song she used to when she was young, full of hopes for the future, and now she's alone, betrayed by money, with the new generation losing its roots, but where the old pagoda always stay. Marvellous and very sad ending.
great film in general, but I must say the actor who played "Lianzi" (ex-beau), was mesmerizing. I did not even remember him speaking a line. I almost broke out in tears watching his final scenes.
I remember that when I was a child, the countryside in China in the 1990s was full of vitality. There were furniture makers, artists and writers, and there were all kinds of industries. Everyone believed that the mechanical processing done by my family would be better tomorrow. Although it was poor, there were many dance halls where people went dancing at night. It was after the Cultural Revolution that my parents' generation lifted it.And now the countryside is only declining. The country has become more authoritarian.😢😢
The 1999 section of the film, the 2014 section of the film, and this final scene are absolutely spectacular filmmaking. The 2025 section is a disappointment... but I will forever remember the two distinct moments when Pet Shop Boys "Go West" plays to Tao dancing. Inspiring and Heartbreaking in equal measure.
In Japan,“Ash is purest white” is now showing. I remembered this scene, so I’m watching, and I’m crying again. So bitter, and very beautiful.That’s it.
I think the 3rd segment of the film just before this finale didn't quite work as well as the other two. But everything just comes together in the last 3 minutes in pure movie magic. A lot of credit goes to Zhao Tao for carrying out the emotional weight of the film and shining through.
Just watched it. Loved it.Still crying though. I'm pretty sure however, Dollar is coming back with his mother, and is finally going to learn Chinese ;)
thank you for uploading this!!! all the trailers they made are just crap... the scene is very beautiful, and the movie just great; most people don't realize that the use he made of this music is also highly ironic;
It actually is not ironic at all- the director said in an interview that this was actually the song widely played in many clubs/discos precisely at midnight at the time, and people did do synchronised dancing to it, so it's more a part of the actual history, not a commentary on anything.
Are you able to think I suppose? What do you think "Go West" means? Is the direction taken by the characters (such as the father) endorsed by the plot? It is TOTALLY ironic. This has nothing to do with people dancing or not dancing. People can dance with happily smiles on their faces while going straight to hell and not noticing it. They can do this syncronizing at whatever time you want... By the way, if you are able to think at all you will also notice that "being ironic" is not equivalent to "being against" or to deriding something.
Maybe learn how to read and think first! the director himself said in the interview tgat young people danced to this very song which was popular at the time at midnight in discos. whether all nightclub owners in the late nineties were trying to be ironic, I would not think so. it was a fun thing to do. not everything needs to be political, you know.
Also, please notice that it shows a scene when young people are just having fun, and Tao remembering the carefree time at the end which contrasts with her loneliness. not sure what you're thinking of it means.
@@NorthernNightSky While Jia Zhangke very famously does not speak English, it is absolutely inconceivable to think that he didn't know the translation of this song, especially its title. I don't know much Chinese, but I surely know "Yuèliang dàibiǎo wǒde xīn." That this song was popular at the time only bolsters its power in the narrative here. He and others saw this as emblematic of a generation. And as a director, he is intelligent and knows exactly what he is doing. The "Go West" metaphor -- let alone the music it is based on! -- acquires an especially barbed character in the context of the overall film. You have to be willfully obtuse to not get this. It is not exactly subtle.
This movie contains a criticism against modernity, west-centered orientalism. But definitely, the goal, or political project is not to revive the 'traditional Chinese virtue', let alone conform to CCP regime. Gist of this film is about "liberation", especially the "liberation to come".
I didn't like the ending at all, I mean... this is a great movie with a lot of work. However... *[SPOILER ALERT]* . . . What happened with her son? Did he break with his girlfriend or not? Was he going to visit his mother or to stay in Australia? It's sad I have to say this, although it's a very realistic movie and it's very good, this ending took away its complete glory.
This ending is a masterpiece. All the questions you're making are justified and will furstrate you, that's part of what Jia Zhang Ke wants to deliver, even if I think, you can guess the answers.
Notes that when Tao was making dumplings in China, and there're huge amount of them, which may means that she is not live by her own, or there'll be someone come visit and have the dumplings together. However, I don't know of it still the same dog she had before.
This scene was just brilliant. And it broke my heart too. I cried so hard. I am so happy that this film exists.
Most beautiful ending of these last years
Me too, can't stop crying.
I cried so much too! Such an incredible scene in an incredible film 💔
me too
same!
This was a heartbreaking final. I cried. Old Tao crying and dancing the same song she used to when she was young, full of hopes for the future, and now she's alone, betrayed by money, with the new generation losing its roots, but where the old pagoda always stay. Marvellous and very sad ending.
great film in general, but I must say the actor who played "Lianzi" (ex-beau), was mesmerizing. I did not even remember him speaking a line. I almost broke out in tears watching his final scenes.
Oh, Liang Jingdong! He is a great actor and did such a great job in this film, I agree!
I remember that when I was a child, the countryside in China in the 1990s was full of vitality. There were furniture makers, artists and writers, and there were all kinds of industries. Everyone believed that the mechanical processing done by my family would be better tomorrow. Although it was poor, there were many dance halls where people went dancing at night. It was after the Cultural Revolution that my parents' generation lifted it.And now the countryside is only declining. The country has become more authoritarian.😢😢
就是这段 看的泪流满面 … 人生… 最终还是自己一个人 曾经爱过的人随着时间流逝 散落天涯 勇敢的承受孤独 回忆留在心中
1999～2021都32年了，卻如一瞬間。不只青春到成熟，不只相聚到離愁。一切從社會群體演進重新回到孤獨，正如一段基因片段演化而已，是那麽微不足道的不曾被覺查過。賈導的手法寫實入世，卻值得永遠品味不凡。
从开始的爱，恨，和波涛汹涌的时代发展，到最后，是每个人对自由的向往。有千篇一律，也有苦涩自我。电影的一幕慕都能打入内心深处，因为每一个场景，每一个作者想表达的观点都是百分百还原的真实世界。作为90年代出生在农村，成长在城市，工作在澳洲的我而言，仿佛认识这部电影，认识作者。感动贾樟柯用一部部伟大而渺小的作品向世界表达平凡的人性。
看来老兄你完美错过中国自2008年以后的高速发展期，N次风口，最精彩的那些年。你的经历跟我朋友一样，也在土奥做一个岁月静好的农民，离时代越来越远
@@unclewilliam3583 我就是这样的。03年来的加拿大。已经完全和时代脱节了。
The 1999 section of the film, the 2014 section of the film, and this final scene are absolutely spectacular filmmaking. The 2025 section is a disappointment... but I will forever remember the two distinct moments when Pet Shop Boys "Go West" plays to Tao dancing. Inspiring and Heartbreaking in equal measure.
这个结尾，真的，在我心中应该没有电影能够超越了
这个结尾真是看一次流泪一次!为逝去的青春，为失去的岁月，为......头一次感受到了流泪是享受！！！赵涛演技👍音乐选择👍导演👍！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
too touching. I smiled with her without noticing tears are falling off my cheeks.
In Japan,“Ash is purest white” is now showing.
I remembered this scene, so I’m watching, and I’m crying again.
So bitter, and very beautiful.That’s it.
I think the 3rd segment of the film just before this finale didn't quite work as well as the other two. But everything just comes together in the last 3 minutes in pure movie magic. A lot of credit goes to Zhao Tao for carrying out the emotional weight of the film and shining through.
Agreed, the relationsip between Mia and Dollar is a bit of a stretch.
I'm agree
Such a beautiful ending. A strong film that stays in the mind for days. Subtle and powerful.
I love this woman and I always wondered if she would see her son again ... yes I Believe
awesome scene...Life as it is
hermosa y extraordinaria pelicula con un final maravilloso, unico y estupendo. Me encanta el final.
Concuerdo contigo, me hubiera encantado que Dollar se quedara al final con Tao
Has to be one of the best endings ever.
God. What an amazing movie and what an ending. loved it so much.
I looked for this scene! It made me cry when I first watched the movie.
这个独舞结尾真心太经典了。
每次看都泪流满面，怀念那个年代
The scene where Zhao Tao is in the morgue made me cry.
I am crying.... it touches my heart....
贾樟柯的电影看完总有一种深深的无助感
The same is true of real society
I can’t get over this 😭
Freedom
💜❣️💙
What makes it real…?
Some things you can’t share...
Some things are confined in you...
To stay forever...
Some things get washed away...
What is left…?
Serenity…that gives roots…wing...
💘…”Tao”…💘
©...Aronne
당성이 있건 없건, 돈이 많건 적건, 영토 밖에 있건 없건. 같은 '중국인'이라는 이름으로 불리지만 이처럼 우리의 삶이 달라진 것은 우리가 열심히 살아서 이룩한 것도, 우리의 잘못도 아니다. 우리가 어떻게 살아가건, 나 혼자 남겨지건, 홀로 춤을 출 뿐이다.
Cried twice when watching the film, we have to face and overcome the difficult time
I just can not stop crying when I hear the music at the end...
这一段看一次哭一次
有同感！
Just watched it. Loved it.Still crying though. I'm pretty sure however, Dollar is coming back with his mother, and is finally going to learn Chinese ;)
This movie would have been great without the subplot about the son boning his professor because she reminds him of a mom
每个人只能陪你走一段路，迟早是要分开的
favourite movie of 2015
The life as it is, maybe heart breaking. The movie is in cinemas in Portugal now. It would be nice to do a spoiler alert. Thanks for sharing
this is really fine for me, thanks for your sharing :-)
Fantastic movie!
This is powerful and moving.
I will must to see the film,山河故人, in Bern soon...
thank you Lucia Salas... ❣️
thank you for uploading this!!! all the trailers they made are just crap... the scene is very beautiful, and the movie just great; most people don't realize that the use he made of this music is also highly ironic;
It actually is not ironic at all- the director said in an interview that this was actually the song widely played in many clubs/discos precisely at midnight at the time, and people did do synchronised dancing to it, so it's more a part of the actual history, not a commentary on anything.
Are you able to think I suppose? What do you think "Go West" means? Is the direction taken by the characters (such as the father) endorsed by the plot? It is TOTALLY ironic. This has nothing to do with people dancing or not dancing. People can dance with happily smiles on their faces while going straight to hell and not noticing it. They can do this syncronizing at whatever time you want... By the way, if you are able to think at all you will also notice that "being ironic" is not equivalent to "being against" or to deriding something.
Maybe learn how to read and think first! the director himself said in the interview tgat young people danced to this very song which was popular at the time at midnight in discos. whether all nightclub owners in the late nineties were trying to be ironic, I would not think so. it was a fun thing to do. not everything needs to be political, you know.
Also, please notice that it shows a scene when young people are just having fun, and Tao remembering the carefree time at the end which contrasts with her loneliness. not sure what you're thinking of it means.
@@NorthernNightSky While Jia Zhangke very famously does not speak English, it is absolutely inconceivable to think that he didn't know the translation of this song, especially its title. I don't know much Chinese, but I surely know "Yuèliang dàibiǎo wǒde xīn." That this song was popular at the time only bolsters its power in the narrative here. He and others saw this as emblematic of a generation. And as a director, he is intelligent and knows exactly what he is doing. The "Go West" metaphor -- let alone the music it is based on! -- acquires an especially barbed character in the context of the overall film. You have to be willfully obtuse to not get this. It is not exactly subtle.
Sublime.
Like mother like son
This movie is fucking amazing
해학의 정점에 있는 지아장커의 아류작이지만 아름답다
灵魂那一刻释放他应该释放她应该释放的。。。。
This movie contains a criticism against modernity, west-centered orientalism. But definitely, the goal, or political project is not to revive the 'traditional Chinese virtue', let alone conform to CCP regime. Gist of this film is about "liberation", especially the "liberation to come".
Sad story
人都走了 就剩她一个人了
山河固人在，
人在山河衰
cry
I didn't like the ending at all, I mean... this is a great movie with a lot of work. However... *[SPOILER ALERT]*
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What happened with her son? Did he break with his girlfriend or not? Was he going to visit his mother or to stay in Australia? It's sad I have to say this, although it's a very realistic movie and it's very good, this ending took away its complete glory.
This ending is a masterpiece. All the questions you're making are justified and will furstrate you, that's part of what Jia Zhang Ke wants to deliver, even if I think, you can guess the answers.
The brilliance lies in the empathy with the lead. She has no idea what will happen to her own son and neither do you.
Notes that when Tao was making dumplings in China, and there're huge amount of them,
which may means that she is not live by her own, or there'll be someone come visit and have the dumplings together.
However, I don't know of it still the same dog she had before.
the emotion is overwhleming
so sad