I would like to say to the history professor that whether it is hard to keep track of the people doesn't depend if you're Chinese...there are subtitles... and that Chinese people can see it, because you can buy the DVD of it in China, this one girl in my class did.
My professor said that the blue kite represents the boy's hopes and dreams of a future and that China Commi is represented by the tree it gets caught in. We considered why Farewell my Concubine and To Live were not banned yet this was. Because those were pretty racy. But Blue Kite has this ambiguous ending, where you doubt if things are going to be okay, so that makes every thing look really bad. Other movies, even if the commies look awful, at least the movie is on their side and celebrates them.
My professor said that the blue kite represents the boy's hopes and dreams of a future and that China Commi is represented by the tree it gets caught in. We considered why Farewell my Concubine and To Live were not banned yet this was. Because those were pretty racy. But Blue Kite has this ambiguous ending, where you doubt if things are going to be okay, so that makes every thing look really bad. Other movies, even if the commies look awful, at least the movie is on their side and celebrates them.