介绍:
For mortal men and women, life is the irreversible progression of time marked by a series of meaningful and meaningless events. Oftentimes, it is the latter that wears away our tenure in this world.
However, for Guo Gangtang, a former tractor driver in East China's Shandong Province, a considerable portion of his life, some 16 years, was devoted to a nationwide search for his missing son. He probably would have lived an uneventful but happier life if his son wasn't kidnapped, but who is to say his 400,000-kilometre journey on motorcycle was meaningless? After all, his efforts did lead to the reunion of seven broken families.
Guo's story has been adapted by writer and first-time director Peng Sanyuan into a film drama "Lost and Love". The father, who went on a desperate search for his son, is portrayed by Hong Kong artist Andy Lau. The 53-year-old veteran donned tattered clothes and smeared greasy dirt on his face to represent the road-weary and weather-beaten motorcyclist. Some viewers pick on Lau's performance, saying his superstar quality encroaches on his character, but the archetype Guo Gangtang is very impressed and gives extra credit to the way Andy speaks of his sorrows and determination with the look of devastation in his eyes.
At the beginning of the film, the man's solitary quest brings him to the more populous cities of China, where he believes the kidnappers must have sold his son. But soon he changes his destination to the country's remote rural areas as a young stranger joins him on a search for birth parents. Young actor and singer Jing Boran is a newcomer in the film industry, but he is certainly able to hold his own against the heavyweight co-star Andy Lau.
Unlike previous child abduction story "Dearest" by Hong Kong director Peter Chan, Peng Sanyuan's directorial debut avoids dramatic conflicts but successfully invokes the viewers' compassion for those who've lost their loved ones. More importantly, the example of a man who puts his life on hold for 16 years in pursuit of a single purpose could enlighten some viewers on the meaning of their own existence.
Last but not least, as the characters traverse the country looking for their lost family members, cinematographer Lee Pinbing seals their frustrations and renewed hopes in fresh shots of rural China. And those breathtaking pictures, my friends, are one more reason why you shouldn't miss "Lost and Love."
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