Love under the Hawthorn Tree.

Under the Hawthorn Tree

山楂樹之戀

Summary: Romance sparks between a young woman and a young man from different economic backgrounds during China's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and '70s. Ms. Zhou is very good in her role as a young, innocent woman who meets a special boy, Shawn Dou, amid the turbulence of China's revolutionary years. Both girl and boy are sent to the country-side to labor under Mao's crazed design for social re-ordering. The film does not focus so much on the madness of the times as on the fear of being labeled politically incorrect which, coupled with the socially conservative norms of traditional China, serve to encumber the innocent desire to be together. A slow but nicely filmed story of heartache and heartbreak.

 I entered in Chinese 3 class expecting to be doing oral quiz and get sleepy, but boy I was wrong. Wu Lao Shi (Professor Wu) surprised us 'O' He told us that we would be watching this new Chinese film called, "Under the Hawthorn Tree." Chinese and English subtitles were included! We watch the whole movie in just 2 hours class. At the ending of the movie, my eyes began to blurry. "Don't cry, don't cry" I told myself over and over again. After the movie finished, I saw four other girls crying, and then I cried >.< As I walked out of the classroom, I see my two deaf friends waiting outside. "Oh shit!" I thought to myself. I wiped my tears away, but the watery eyes gave it away to them -.- Eventually, I arrived at home after a long day and watched the final scene on YouTube. Again, I cried. It was one of the sweetest movies I've ever seen. This movie also taught me something, and it hit me big time. Such a good movie<3 

"I cannot wait for you for one year and one month. I cannot wait for you until you are 25. But I have waited for you my whole life." -Sun

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