The music for this movie was so perfectly fused into the story that it harmonized with the emotions of the actor and helped to amplify the emotions felt in certain scenes. It was subtle yet effective. In fact upon reflection out of all the things I observed from this movie and noticed the music would be the last. And that is because it was so perfectly inserted and orchestrated into the movie. Graceful yet fierce at certain moments.
The actors were both equally pivotal to the progression and success of this movie. Both strong veteran actors who breathed life into the roles they played.
Mark's rendition of Wu Fu Chen was brilliantly portrayed. His character never ceased to bring humor after moments of utter despair and hopelessness. This kept me on an emotional rollercoaster of laughter, tears, and anticipation. To put it simply this man is a genius and I look forward to experiencing his future work.
Yang's Ru Yi was equally captivating. She was able to emotively showcase the breakdown of a strong, independent, intelligent woman as well as instill hope into the viewers and Fu Chen using her incredible inner strength and strong will. Both characters had amazingly strong wills to be able to fight and emerge victorious against nature herself.
It would be a shame to sleep on this movie. If your curious about what I just went through for the past 117 minutes then, by all means, dive into the story.
Consider it a gift from your dear drama addict friend Ghost Princess (GP)
Your welcome ^^
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There really is no need to go to the end of the world.
Despite the two big name stars, this movie about a survival romance in the Antartica is just not bad - it is not especially enjoyable or memorable. It was definitely visually stunning but that is not in and of itself enough - after all, it is a movie not a documentary on Antartica. I tried to like this but while there were some good moments, my overwhelming reaction was that it was boring and forgettable. The love story around an unlikely couple stranded together unexpectedly is not unique but it is a simple formula that often works. The basic problem is that aside from the extremely challenging environment, it must also be super boring to be stranded in Antartica. That is why I have great sympathy for what the two leads were up against. I truly don't think there are that many actors out there that could have been able to pull off this kind of role without ultimately boring the audience. I mean watching someone talk to penguins and seals is only entertaining (to kids) in cartoons. Mark Chao and Yang Zishan did have good chemistry and some of the scenes between them were quite moving. But overall their chemistry was not breathtaking the way it would need to be for this kind of performance that really revolves solely around two characters. Mark Chao's excessive face fur also may have hurt his performance. He is an actor with fantastic facial expressions but in some of the moments that truly mattered the fur really got in the way and his expressions were largely obscured. I suspect this is why he wasn't always convincing in conveying Fuchon's (Chao) love for and dedication to Ruyi (Yang). Indeed, while we can debate over whether he looks better with some face fur, this actor's most successful roles to date have been ones in which he has exposed more face.It was a also likely a critical mistake to have Ruyi (Yang) break her leg from the very beginning , rendering her pretty much immobile throughout. That left Fuchun a one man show for large chunks of the movie and also limits the scope of the interactions between the couple. While that may well be true to the book, in the movie they could have exercised some artistic license and had her break it later on. After all, Antartica is a very dangerous place with all that slippery ice... it could have ideally occured in the latter half of the movie without much changing the storyline or ending. There was a bit of a Chinese twist to the story at the end that helped at the margin but by then I was falling asleep. While I did like and empathize with the couple, this firmly sticks into the only if you are really bored (for example: stuck in Antartica) and need to pass some time category.
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Breathtaking!
I just finished watching "Till the End of the World" and it did not disappoint. Needless to say Mark Chao's performance was absolutely extraordinary as usual. He is one of the most talented actors to grace the screen in our time.The story kept me riveted after the first 5 minutes and continued to do so till the very end. I experienced all kinds of emotions,, fear, anxiety, love and sorrow. Yet ultimately it left me with hope and joy.
I am not an adventurer but to be able to see a movie so well made in the conditions that the cast and entire crew were able to accomplish was a thrill.
I felt like I was living it with them.
Congratulations to all involved in filming this great movie. An absolutely definite movie to watch again and again and one I will never forget.
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Just Completed Watching ......
I have just completed this movie. I was taken in by the lovely poster picture. The fact that there is the handsome Mark Chao and the beautiful Yang Zhishan in the lead role. Then I thought, two good looking stranded in Antartica. Brief synopsis ; An arrogant millionaire and a self-contained female scientist find love while they are caught in a snowstorm for 75 days. What could possibly go wrong?Everything was beautiful, the cinematography, the location, the actors. But, unfortunately, the entire pace of the movie was slow and there were no exceptional memory of the movie for me. Just mundane daily struggles of two people, who fortunately found an abandon house with food supplies to last 75 days. Though I am sure, if such a thing happened in real life, it would have been truly memorable for the two people going through it. But watching it as a form of entertainment, the director did not manage to incite those emotions through the scenes. Except maybe when Mark's character suddenly could not see and shouted earnestly for Zhishan's character. And when Mark fell through the ice. Other than that, no comments.
However, to me, it was memorable towards the end title of the movie, where there were snaps of the director and crew sharing how the movie was shot. All the snow, machinery, snow mobile, the cold, the thick jackets, all that hard work in such demanding environment, now that was impressive. And Mark Chao, you truly did your best. Saranghae!
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Vi esta película porque andaba buscando actuaciones de Mark Chao, y la empece a ver muy escéptica, sin tener idea de qué se trataba. Quede super impresionada con su actuación. Si es bastante lenta, aunque para mí ver esos paisajes de Antártida compensaban la lentitud, me sentía como si estuviera ahí, por eso ame esta película.La actuación de ella es tan pequeña que no puedo dar una opinión clara, esta clarísimo que todo estaba centrado en él.
Lograr que estuviera entretenida solo con Mark actuando en el hielo, significa que actuó muy bien. Cuando la película termina es que entiendo que toda fue filmada allá, quede más impresionada todavía. La música, los paisaje, los animales, Mark, la disfrute mucho.
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