Xin buliao qing

Terminal illness melodramas, as I call them, is very popular sub-genre in Asia. Most of them are plain unwatchable, but director Tung-Shing Yee with the help of good acting from the whole cast manages to make this one stand out from the crowd. For one thing the soundtrack is filled with Chinese classic opera instead of pop ballads. The film is emotionally heavy and towards the end gets a bit manipulative and contrived. A tearjerker that teaches to love life.