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Beijing Bicycle

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Beijing BicycleRating: PG 11+

1.6667 out of 5 3 Votes (Members)
Duration
113 mins
Year
2001
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Having spent much of his life in the Chinese countryside, Guei finally makes it to the big city of Beijing. At first, he's awestruck and amazed by the hectic scenes around him - but the harsh reality of urban life soon hits home when his work bicycle is stolen. After a frustrating search for his prized possession, Guei comes across a student named Jian who has it - but who sees the bicycle as a status symbol, and refuses to return it. And so the stage is set for the pair to battle over ownership of the Bejing Bicycle... In Mandarin, with English subtitles.

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  • It made me think: are films just for enjoyment, should they always end happily or are films about showing you the world, new ideas, making you feel different emotions?

    Kira (14)

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  • Georgia, 11

    0 out of 5
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    Georgia, 11
    Date
    2008-08-11 16:08:30

    I was a little bit worried when I found out I needed subtitles but actually I found that it made me concentrate on the film and soon forgot about them!

    Beijing Bicycle is set in Beijing, China. It was action-packed, and quite violent! The main character gets a job at an express delivery service but his bicycle is stolen this then brings him into contact with another character who is desperate to own a bike (like the rest of his friends) but his family don't have enough money to buy him one. This story explores different backgrounds within a small group of teenagers.

    I did not however like this film, mostly because I did not fully understand it!
    I think the film is aimed at teenagers, boys specifically. I think it is aimed at boys because of it being about bikes I think lots of people would like it but not me!

    I would rate the film 3 stars because although I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t really understand the message I felt the emotions of the characters and still wanted to find out what happened next!

  • callum, 9

    3 out of 5
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    callum, 9
    Date
    2008-08-09 11:15:43

    Bejing Bicycle is a Chinese movie with subtitles. I found that because it was in Chinese it was hard to hear the emotions of the characters. Because there wasn't much talking I focussed on the music alot and it started to get annoying. It was interesting watching a different kind of movie. I thought it was 25% happy and 75% sad and I believe a film should be 25% sad and 75% happy. I watch a lot of action films but I was still very shocked and slightly scared by the violence. I didn't exactly like Bejing Bicycle but I thought it was well filmed and I loved the last shot of the boy with the broken bicycle and all the cars seemed to be still.

  • kira, 11

    1 out of 5
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    kira, 11
    Date
    2008-08-08 20:37:40

    Beijing Bicycle is a tragic film that illustrates the hard life of country man trying to make a living in a big city. Watching a film in a different language with subtitles was a new experience for me and though at the beginning it was a bit confusing I soon got used to it. I thought it was much too violent to be a PG and thought it should be a 12. This movie shows that life isn't always fair and that good doesn't always win. It made me think: are films just for enjoyment, should they always end happily or are films about showing you the world, new ideas, making you feel different emotions? Are films art?

    Three and a half out of five.

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