The World (2004)
Acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote Provinces who come to live and work at Beijing's World Park. (Zeitgeist Films)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Zhangke Jia
Written By: Zhangke Jia
Starring: Tao Zhao, Taishen Cheng, Zhong-wei Jiang, Jue Jing, Yi-qun Wang
Genre: Drama
AKA: Shijie
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The World belongs to 22 collections
1. 21st Century Top 250 (collaborative: moderated by dardan - 49 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
3. The Best of the Decade: An Alternative View (collaborative - 9 stars)
4. Masters of Cinema (collaborative: moderated by hristos - 6 stars)
5. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2010) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
6. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2012) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
7. They Shoot Pictures: Top 100 Films of the 21st Century (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 5 stars)
8. Aughties Films to See (public: theficionado - 3 stars)
9. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
10. China (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
11. TSPDT 21st Century's Top 250 Most Acclaimed Films (2011) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
12. TimeOutShanghai's 100 best Chinese Mainland Films (public: Nroo - 2 stars)
13. Society (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 1 star)
14. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
15. Digital cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Alex Watkins - 1 star)
16. LesInrocks - 100 meilleurs films de la décennie (public: Thegoodboy - 1 star)
17. 100 Must-See Chinese-Language Films of the 21st Century (public: Nroo - 1 star)
18. Ari Aster's list (public: ramynoodle - 1 star)
19. A2P CINEMA'S 100 FILMS OF THE AUGHTS (collaborative: moderated by sonique)
20. Chinese Cinema (collaborative: moderated by Svengali)
21. TSPDT Top 150 Most Acclaimed Films of the 21st Century (2017) (collaborative: moderated by arrow-s)
22. Top 10 des Cahiers du Cinéma: 2005 (public: jagarnyfiken)
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| Date | User | Rating | |
| Feb 20, 2022 | sellis | 84 72nd |
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The setting is perfect for Jia Zhangke's thematic obsessions and the cinematography feels more accomplished than any of his previous films. Heartbreaking in stretches and subtly moving in others. I'm not sure about the usage of animation throughout. The ending I found tangential to what the film had worked up to at that point - it could've earned so many other possible scenarios for a finale. Despite this, the final shot (like so many others preceding it) is jaw-droppingly beautiful.
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| Jan 31, 2022 |  |
caspian | 75 42nd |
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strange key changes throughout. although these do not necessarily detract, they distract. the park and the ecologies scattered within it by 贾樟柯 embody adjusted tonalities along the spectrum of culture shock between cities, countries, and class divides.
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| Nov 07, 2020 |  |
Mr.Cinema | 63 55th |
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Good Intresting film , but it could be better
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| Jul 09, 2020 |  |
Darren | 77 69th |
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The world is a now a Simulacrum having been destroyed by capitalism and Globalization. No way to connect with each other beyond the falseness of the technology
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| Oct 26, 2019 |  |
wetwillies | 85 59th |
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Viewed October 25, 2019.
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| Feb 21, 2016 |  |
FrancoGonzo | 17 92nd |
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Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
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| Jan 05, 2016 |  |
frederic_g54 | 7 57th |
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Visually unassuming, the smartly framed wide angle cinematography plays perfectly to the film's thematic content and made for a pleasurable viewing experience. Some of the interpersonal relationships, however, were lost on me, as I had trouble keeping track of who was who and what happened to who, when. #notracist
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| Apr 02, 2014 | getmoney | 64 20th |
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Not a huge fan of this meandering style, and feel it was done better in something like Gummo. I was disappointed by this as I loved A Touch of Sin by the same director. This has some great ideas and scenes, but its quite dull and takes a long time to sit through.
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| Nov 09, 2013 |  |
jnsoneji | 90 59th |
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The story about a couple and their fiends in Shanghai.. it very well indicates lives of youth in 's today's world
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| Oct 24, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 30 78th |
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"This place is less crossroads of the world than land of confusion." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Jul 12, 2010 | CarsonWid | 72 64th |
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Hard to follow. I ended up reading a synopsis after watching it just to clarify a few things. It's an okay story, I was hoping it would say more but maybe I just needed to be in touch with modern Chinese society more.
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| Mar 04, 2010 |  |
jeff_v | 51 10th |
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The title promises much, but the film remains maddeningly elusive. Despite a pace that allows one to ponder the significance of every shot or exchange in dialogue, most of the scenes go nowhere, idly picking at themes of disconnection in the modern age of technology that is supposed to make the world a smaller place. If there's a grand summation being made by the frankly bizarre ending, I'm missing it.
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| Feb 06, 2010 |  |
andagh | 95 88th |
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I could watch Jia Zhangke's meditations on modern China for 5 hours, let alone 2 hours and 20 minutes. Running time = not a problem for this.
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| Oct 12, 2009 |  |
djross | 30 13th |
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Couldn't stay with it. Score based on partial viewing.
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| Feb 19, 2009 |  |
Mentaculus | 67 46th |
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I think I get it. It has great moments and pathos, but is somewhere between Indie films and Art films, with all the turn-offs of both.
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| Jun 19, 2008 |  |
tabidots | 98 94th |
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Incredible photography. A slow but fascinating portrait of a rapidly modernizing China that evokes the mood of bewilderment I imagine many people feel toward it. Full of subtle and not-so-subtle statements about the value of money, technology and alienation, uneven modernization, and the shallowness of modern life.
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| Nov 30, 2007 |  |
vincente | 69 45th |
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| Jun 23, 2007 |  |
willofgaia | 70 22nd |
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While it's technically interesting and quite gorgeous, asking your audience to stay with one dimensional characters for two-and-a-half hours is a risk that doesn't pay off in this film.
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| Feb 07, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 57 14th |
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A confused jumble of stuff. The worst part is that all this is done at the expense of an interesting plot or strong characters. Not entirely without merit, but too messy to recommend.
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| Average Percentile 64.11% from 265 Ratings |  |