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YI YI (2000)

PANGZI: Life is a mixture of happy and sad things. Movies are so lifelike - that's why we love them. TING-TING: Then who needs movies? Just stay home and live life. PANGZI: My uncle says we live three times as long since man invented movies.  TING-TING: How can that be? PANGZI: It means movies give us twice what we get from daily life. [1] Hello everyone, and a million hugs and welcome to this week's post. I watched Edward Yang's beautiful Yi Yi yesterday, and I can't wait to share my thoughts while the scenes are fresh in my head. While it was a long watch, (2 hours and 53 minutes!) it was one of the most moving films I've ever seen. I recommend you if you haven't watched it yet or are intimidated by its duration (like me). Thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy reading the post! Yi Yi is Edward Yang's seventh and last feature film, also known as his masterpiece. The film received many positive reviews when it first released in North America and Euro...