Review of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) by Fabien H — 22 Oct 2007
The theme of the film explores our increasing inability to communicate personally face to face in an age of digital technology. Most notably we see the use of mobile phones, video cameras and tv as the medium by which words are spoken and heard in this film, while in the background Takata's estranged son lies in a hospital bed dying from cancer.
A father and son who cannot face eachother to say the words they need to at the eleventh hour. It resonates for me on a personal level after the loss of my own father. Riding Alone uses a simple narrative which explores notions of guilt, void, and familial ties.
Beautifully shot with restrained acting and very much under-rated as a Zhang Yimou film, give me this over his action films anyday. A wonderful film.
This review of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) was written by Fabien H on 22 Oct 2007.
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles has generally received very positive reviews.
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