Reminiscent of 19th century social novels. Akahige tells the story of an upper-class doctor who goes through the life-changing experience of working in an overcrowded, low-budget clinic. He reluctantly comes in, self-centered and stubborn, but ends up abandoning his privileges to dedicate his life to curing the poor. It’s a movie with a strong progressive statement: the people’s health is first and foremost a social and political problem. Unfortunately, the message is hammered down with way more insistence and explicitness than needed, occasionally telling more than showing. On all other accounts, it splendidly delivers, from the subplots structure to the stellar photography & acting.
剧本/表演非常好(剧本真好)其它基本被拍摄毁掉 多兰在告别与和解上有自己的敏感度 除个人风格化太过幼稚之外 起码拿来这个剧本处理成这样说明他对于这个文本是理解的 竟然让我有点刮目相看 / "I don't know, I just wanted you to know." I didn't (and will never) understand you but I cared