To be fair, Zhang Yimou's script for the sequel to House of Flying Daggers was simple enough: following Xiao Mei's near fatal stabbing at the climax of the first film, the beautiful dancer is nursed back to health by a handsome Chinese doctor with whom she then falls in love. Their story of romance and traditional Chinese medicine is told in flashback form by their son, who calls home at the end of the film in a touching family reunion.That said, it went without saying that the entire emotional payoff of the film rested on the delivery of that final telephone call. And while most directors might have sloughed it off given the grueling production schedule, Zhang Yimou wasn't considered the best director in China for nothing! Which was why the fearsome perfectionist had forced his cast to practice their delivery over and over again until even he was satisfied it marked the perfect conclusion to an otherwise perfect film.
听这种父爱和母爱的表情, 好动人啊! 像往常一样张艺谋给我们露一手了.
tīng zhè zhǒng fù ài hé mǔ ài de biǎo qíng, hǎo dòng rén a! xiàng wǎng cháng yī yàng, zhāng yì mǒu gěi wǒ men lòu yì shǒu le.
Sometimes I just try to experiment and see what happens, if Echo 老师 corrects me then I know how to correct my mistakes for next time, but if she doesn't correct me, that usually means what I wrote is intelligable enough that it doesn't need correction.
Basically what I was saying is, "hearing this expression of a father and mother's love is quite moving! As usual, Zhang Yi Mou is showing off for us."