Shanghai Triad 1995 123movies

Watch: 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 1995 123movies, Full Movie Online – Uncle Liu brings his cousin to Shanghai to work for ‘Boss,’ the leader of a powerful drug empire in the 1930’s. Shuisheng, a simple country boy is awed and overwhelmed by the opulence and immense wealth he is suddenly surrounded by. He is to be the attendant of Xiao Jingbao, the new mistress of ‘Boss.’ While he fumbles with the demands of his new role, much intrigue is going on around him, well beyond his bewildered perception. Xiao Jingbao is having a tumultuous affair, Fat Yu is starting a gang war, and ‘Boss’ is beginning to suspect that one of his trusted men is not loyal..
Plot: Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
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	7.1/10 Votes: 5,731
	90% | RottenTomatoes
	77/100 | MetaCritic
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Reviews:

Amazingly beautiful but not particularly involving
This story is told through the eyes of a boy who has just begun working as an underling for a Chinese mobster in the 1930s. It seems the young man is the servant to the mistress of the triad chief and he is treated, at times, more like a slave than a person. The lady is quite beautiful but also seemed very petulant and foolish throughout the film–making it very surprising indeed that this boy bonded so quickly with the lady. Had I been in the boy’s place, I probably would have taken the first chance to either poison her or run!

SHANGHAI TRIAD was nominated for the Best Cinematography Oscar and this certainly isn’t surprising when you see this film. It’s actually pretty rare for a foreign film to get this nomination, but this movie was one of the most artistic films I have seen in ages. The camera-work is great–with the wonderful use of filters, excellent framing techniques and grand colors.

Unfortunately, while the film is very beautiful, the story itself is too often sterile and one of its main characters (played by Gong Li) is just too unlikable–seeming like a complete brat. While the mob boss is quite amoral and vicious, at least you didn’t find yourself hating him quite as much–especially since he was a smart guy. Additionally, all too often, events occur off-screen and you only hear about them or catch glimpses of the results–giving the film very little energy. Fortunately, despite being slow, the film does end very well with some interesting twists–but not quite enough to redeem the film. Overall, it’s very watchable but with more energy and a more involving story, it could have been so much better.

Let’s get out of the weeds and back in the nightclub.
There has been way to much chatter about how beautiful this film is with its sumptuous sets, costumes, and magnificent photography. On the surface this looks like another gangster film, this time taking place in Shanghai. But of course, it isn’t. The gangster scenario is just the backdrop really.

Shuisheng, a boy of 14, has come to the city to serve the haughty and beautiful Xiao Jingbao, the nightclub singing moll of Tang, head of the most powerful gang in Shanghai.

Shuisheng’s uncle is a riot as he gives the boy a whacky set of instructions on how to be a proper servant to snobby Xiao, wonderfully played by Gong Li. “Call her ‘Miss’. Follow her wherever she goes, not to far behind, and not to close. That’s the rule. Hold her coat in your left hand and her hat in the right, but don’t let the coat drag on the floor. That’s the rule. Got it?” And the Shuisheng replies, “Got it.” However, after “Miss” delights in calling him a country bumpkin, and chews him out a couple of times, (And why not, Shuisheng can’t tell a red dress from a green one.) the kid starts looking for the exit. When his uncle tells him, “When she rings for you, stop everything (yes, everything) and go to her. Got it?” His reply this time is, “I want to leave.” Bad move, uncle is most displeased.

In many ways, Shuisheng is the most inscrutable character in the movie. He’s got a real poker face, and you’ll probably have a tough time deciding if he’s an idiot, or a sharp kid who’s observing things closely and learning fast. This is the heart of the film, the relationship between the boy and the woman. Eventually, the boy will find out the self-important, hip swinging Xiao Jingbao is miserable. She is the beautiful songbird hopelessly trapped in a world where she is bathed in luxury by the ruthless Tang, with no hope of freedom.

The boy’s whole attitude changes when he realizes this, and the question the film poses from here is … what, if anything, can he do about it? If this was an American film, (and I’d love to see such a version) probably plenty, but director Yimou Zhang is a cynical man with a dark outlook on life. All his films have downbeat endings, and this one is no exception. What really bothers me though, is that events take place that result in a complete shift in setting half way through the film, and that’s always a dangerous move in the cinema. And this abrupt shift comes at a time when things are just getting interesting in the nightclub, when Shuisheng realizes “Miss” is very unhappy. He might have been able to help her in the big city and spacious confines of the nightclub, but marooned on an island, there’s not much he can do. This is a good film, but I would have liked to see the plot move in a different direction in the second half.

Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 48 min (108 min) (Canada)
Budget 2300000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Crime, Drama, History
Director Yimou Zhang
Writer Feiyu Bi, Li Xiao
Actors Gong Li, Baotian Li, Xiaoxiao Wang
Country France, China
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 3,014 m
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman EXR 200T 5293, EXR 500T 5298)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm