"Hawthorn Tree Love" is a romantic film directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Zhou Dongyu and Shawn Dou. It was released in China on September 20 10/6. Based on Amy's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of Jingqiu's acquaintance and love with her third child, and finally the separation between heaven and man.
Film evaluation:
"Hawthorn Tree Love" gave the audience a delicate and meaningful medicine in the era of commercial films flooding. Its spiritual connotation is embodied in two aspects: one is to face the truth of life and death, and the other is human nature in the political context.
First of all, the ending of the movie is actually not the common so-called "happy ending". Although the hero and heroine of the story have experienced a lot, they are separated from each other forever. Jingqiu's desperation after learning of her third child's illness is their true feelings in the face of life and death. Even if heaven and man are separated forever, there will always be such a person in Jingqiu's heart.