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A touching exploration of humanity and technology, directed by Japanese filmmaker Creator/TakashiMiike; better known for {{Gorn}} than his often complex philosophical dramas. Japanese businessman Wada is sent to a remote village in China to assess the value of a jade deposit. Enforcer Ujiie joins him to make sure that the {{Yakuza}} get their cut as payment for debts owned by Wada's employers. After a long and difficult journey together, the arrive at the village, whose odd inhabitants believe they can fly.
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A touching exploration of humanity and technology, directed by Japanese filmmaker Creator/TakashiMiike; better known for {{Gorn}} than his often complex philosophical dramas. Japanese businessman Wada is sent to a remote village in China to assess the value of a jade deposit. Enforcer Ujiie joins him to make sure that the {{Yakuza}} get their cut as payment for debts owned by Wada's employers. After a long and difficult journey together, the they arrive at the village, whose odd inhabitants believe they can fly.
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A touching exploration of humanity and technology, directed by Japanese filmmaker TakashiMiike; better known for {{Gorn}} than his often complex philosophical dramas. Japanese businessman Wada is sent to a remote village in China to assess the value of a jade deposit. Enforcer Ujiie joins him to make sure that the {{Yakuza}} get their cut as payment for debts owned by Wada's employers. After a long and difficult journey together, the arrive at the village, whose odd inhabitants believe they can fly.
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A touching exploration of humanity and technology, directed by Japanese filmmaker TakashiMiike; Creator/TakashiMiike; better known for {{Gorn}} than his often complex philosophical dramas. Japanese businessman Wada is sent to a remote village in China to assess the value of a jade deposit. Enforcer Ujiie joins him to make sure that the {{Yakuza}} get their cut as payment for debts owned by Wada's employers. After a long and difficult journey together, the arrive at the village, whose odd inhabitants believe they can fly.
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* RoadMovie: The first half of the movie plays like this, with a considerable amount of character development occuring during the trip.
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* RoadMovie: RoadTripPlot: The first half of the movie plays like this, with a considerable amount of character development occuring during the trip.
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A touching exploration of humanity and technology, directed by Japanese filmmaker TakashiMiike; better known for {{Gorn}} than his often complex philosophical dramas. Japanese businessman Wada is sent to a remote village in China to assess the value of a jade deposit. Enforcer Ujiie joins him to make sure that the {{Yakuza}} get their cut as payment for debts owned by Wada's employers. After a long and difficult journey together, the arrive at the village, whose odd inhabitants believe they can fly.
''The Bird People In China'' is completely different from the vast majority of Miike's productions, being a thoughtful, philosohpical examination of the effects of technology and modern society, and attitudes about progress and development. Unlike most such films, this is not an AuthorTract, being more interested in the complexities and ambiguities of the questions, than in providing any simple answers.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AuthorTract: Completely averted. Miike is more interest in exploring the complex interrelationships and conflicts in his subjects, than in trying to provide any answers to their problems.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The villagers believe that they possess the ability to fly. Subverted, in that they're never shown to actually accomplish such a feat. Near the end of the movie, Wada and Ujiie attempt it [[spoiler: with predictably painful, though fortunately not fatal, results]].
* OddFriendship: Reserved, logical, introverted salaryman Wada; and brash, loud, violent ganster Ujiie.
* RoadMovie: The first half of the movie plays like this, with a considerable amount of character development occuring during the trip.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The flying people and their village, as a metaphor for Wada and Ujiie's inner conflicts.
* SceneryPorn: The village is nestled among breathtakingly beautiful mountain terrain, which the camera work takes great pains to portray to it's fullest.
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''The Bird People In China'' is completely different from the vast majority of Miike's productions, being a thoughtful, philosohpical examination of the effects of technology and modern society, and attitudes about progress and development. Unlike most such films, this is not an AuthorTract, being more interested in the complexities and ambiguities of the questions, than in providing any simple answers.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AuthorTract: Completely averted. Miike is more interest in exploring the complex interrelationships and conflicts in his subjects, than in trying to provide any answers to their problems.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: The villagers believe that they possess the ability to fly. Subverted, in that they're never shown to actually accomplish such a feat. Near the end of the movie, Wada and Ujiie attempt it [[spoiler: with predictably painful, though fortunately not fatal, results]].
* OddFriendship: Reserved, logical, introverted salaryman Wada; and brash, loud, violent ganster Ujiie.
* RoadMovie: The first half of the movie plays like this, with a considerable amount of character development occuring during the trip.
* RuleOfSymbolism: The flying people and their village, as a metaphor for Wada and Ujiie's inner conflicts.
* SceneryPorn: The village is nestled among breathtakingly beautiful mountain terrain, which the camera work takes great pains to portray to it's fullest.
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