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The crawler

23 Magazine

OCEAN PARAD IS E-CH INA 2010

This is Xue Xiaolu’s first film as a director although she has had experience as a screenwriter.

The film centers on an ageing widower with a terminal illness (played by Jet Li) who is most

concerned about what will happen to his autistic son (played by Lunmei Kwai) when he dies.

As a young adult, the son is obsessed with swimming at the aquarium where the father

works. However the son has hardly any life skills: he can barely speak, he cannot take public

transport and he cannot feed himself. This last fact is shown very pointedly when the father

tries to teach him how to break an egg to cook his own breakfast.

The film is quite long, 106 minutes, but director Xue has sustained the urgency and anxiety

of the father’s struggle to find a way to provide a satisfactory life for his son when he is no

longer around to care for him. The theme of this film may not seem very appealing but

director Xue skillfully develops genuine empathy through attention to detail in everyday

tasks. A good example is the scene in which the father finally loses patience with his son

while trying to teach him how to mop the floor in the aquarium.

The supporting actors, a compassionate neighbor, an understanding aquarium owner and a

circus clown provide touches of humor and relief from what otherwise could be too

depressing. There were some moving scenes when an innocent relationship develops between

the clown, a very expressive, fun-loving, young girl, and the son, who struggles to release his

feelings.

If you are looking for escapism, adventure or romance, then this is not the film for you.

However, as an honest presentation of a common problem in modern society, it is well done

and likely to provoke a lot of soul-searching for many viewers.

Answer the follwing questions:

What former experience has Xue Xiaolu had in the film industry?

· She has been a camera operator.

· She has been a director.

· She has been a screenwriter.

· She has been an actor.

What does the son like to do most of the time?

· cook breakfast

· go swimming

· help his father

· travel on public transport

How does the reviewer say the director gets us to care about the characters?

· By getting great performances from the actors

· By giving the characters lots of soul

· By having them cry a lot

· By providing details into their lives

What are the two scenes mentioned that provide insight into the son's problems?

· When he is unable to crack open an egg or mop the floor.

· When the son learns how to take public transport and cook.

· When the son learns to swim and the father dies.

· When the son meets the clown and learns how to talk.

Another expression that means much the same as 'to provoke quite a lot of soul-searching' would be _____.

· to argue whether we have a soul or not

· to look for a hidden meaning

· to make us think about the way we think and the way we behave

· to try to contact someone who has already died

Reply 1

tory88

It is not the policy of this forum to give out full answers, what have you done so far?

Try to eliminate the obviously wrong answers, and see what you have left.

Reply 2

The crawler

If you can to help, do it.
I have problems in assimilation.
there are others people will help better than you.

Reply 3

The crawler

please, help who knows the correct answers.

Reply 4

l'insegnante

All the answers are contained within the text. For example the answer to the first question is contained in line one, the answer to question two is in line four and so on.
No one on this site will give you the full answers as it's just not how things are done. However many are willing to help and encourage you to do it yourself.
Take time to read the text, then take it one question at a time. Read the question, look at the possible answers carefully and then re read the text carefully until you come across the answer.

Original post by The crawler

please, help who knows the correct answers.