So yesterday, my buddy Eric
proposed that we attend a screening of the independent film “Red Light
Revolution;” It was supposedly a comedy about a Chinese sex-shop startup in
Beijing. Myself, about twelve of
the kids in our program, and our program
director (awesome Chinese lady in her thirties) couldn’t say no to that
tagline, so tonight we headed over to the hosting restaurant/venue and checked it out.
Trailer (warning: just a bit on the risque side ...)
The
film will not be winning any Grammies anytime soon, but it was a very enjoyable
watch. The silly, clever humor was consistent throughout the ninety minutes,
and the cinematography was (as far as I can tell) quite well done. Also, it was
not nearly as crude as one might expect when first hearing about it; the humor
is mostly based off the protagonist’s previous innocence to the world of the
sex shop. So besides a somewhat abrupt ending and the absence of a definable
climax, the movie, as well as the complimentary gift bag (!), were certainly
worth the $9 entry fee.
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