Critique for Ў°to Liveў±

Ў°To LiveЎ± is a great movie that shows the lives of an ordinary family through a couple of generations. The characters seem real and are well developed. The audience can fully see through their viewpoints. Not only does the movie portray the hardships and struggles of the family through their experiences, it shows the happy times in between as well. In the end, you care for the family so much that you canЎЇt take your eyes off the screen even for a second.

Though much of the pain felt by the characters was real, many parts of the movie prey upon the audiencesЎЇ emotions. The movie gives a biased point of view, leaving no analytical room for the audience. However, Ў°To LiveЎ± still gives a lot of background information about the Republic of China and Mao Zedong at the time. All the while, it shows a behind the scenes look of the Ў°little people.Ў±

The movie shows how people learn through mistakes and their experiences. Fugui learned that his addiction to gambling led him nowhere and lost him everything. Jiazhen learned the value of forgiveness, amending things with