Aug 19 2008
Asian American Film: “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers”
This film, directed by Wayne Wang, is set for limited release on September 2008. According to the imdb description:
“A Chinese man travels to America to visit his estranged daughter after her recent divorce. Though his trip starts off as a mission to see his daughter remarry, he sparks to an Iranian woman who, despite their language barrier, captures his heart.”
Overall, this looks like a very impressive movie. But for some reason, this movie also seems to have that quasi-Forrest Gump feel to it. Then again, most fish-out-of-water dramas tend to eventually water down to that–especially when the character’s extremely old, young, or just plain innocent. Not to say that such a tone is necessarily bad, but let’s just say it can be over-burdened at times (though it can work well if all the right elements come into play).
But, ultimately, I won’t be quick judge until I actually see the film myself.
