Movie review

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to post my second page with the movies review which I saw last Sunday. I saw the movie 'Mao's Last Dancer'. First of all, let me tell you the information of this movie. This movie is a true story. It was first showed at 2009, October 1st at Australia. To tell you about the cast, which most of you will be interest. Chi Cao is acting for the main character Li Cunxin. Bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson, the man who discovers Li Cunxin and make him a star. And Amanda Schull as Elizabeth, the girl friend of Li Cunxin. To give the rating of this movie, for me it is five stars out of five. You will understand why I gave five stars to this movie after you read my movie review.

Li's dad talking to  his son
to do the best

 To tell you a plot of this movie, it's mainly about a poor boy becoming a star of ballet. The main character of this movie, the Li Cunxin( from now I'll call him 'Li' ), was born at Sinchon the neighborhood of China Chindao. He is born between the poor parents, the sixth son of the seven sons. At the age of 11, Li is selected by the Comunist Party to study ballet at the Madame Mao's Dance Academy in Beijing. The day before Li leaves the home to go to the Beijing, his father tell him a story about a frog in the well. He told Li to jump over the well and see the world widely. And to me, the story about a frog in the well meant don't  be conceited. There are more than millions things that we don't know about the world. Don't be too proud of yourself even though you are a genius. We could be the frogs inside the well.

Teacher Chan with Li

At first when he learned the ballet, he was inferior student because he was so weak. But after he meets the teacher Chan. He inspired him to be the star in the future.  Before he meets teacher Chan, he was dancing with no reasons, there was non of volition. But because of him he change his mind and starts to train to reach his goal. I also have a teacher who inspired me to be aggressive and active like today. Before I met him I was a quiet girl sitting at the back of the classroom, reading books. But he taught me the instrument, and be the member of the orchestra which he made. Through the music I've changed. He is the most memorable teacher.


Years later, during the course of a groundbreaking cultural visit to China, American ballet director Ben Stevenson, impressed by Li's standout talent, seeks him as an exchange student at his Houston Ballet. And after he came to the USA as the exchange student, by chance he gets to perform a Don Quixote as the main ballerino and make audience including vice president of USA surprised. Meanwhile he secretly dates and falls in love with the dancer Elzabeth Mackey. When the China's government asks Li to return to his contry, he marries Liz(Elizabeth Mackey) and defects to USA.

Li with Liz

 I'm really disappointed to the Li's decision. He is so selfish. It's true that, he can demonstrate his abilities in USA. But he did not think about his family in China. Pursuing  his own success, his parents and brother could be in life-threatening danger.
 No matter how hard Li trained to be the best, no matter how he have waited to get a chance like this. If Li's parents did not support him, or help him to bear the processes of hardships. He might gave up.

But five years later Li has a great surprise during his perfomance.

Now did you understand why I gave 5 stars to this movie??
I really reall recommend you to watch this movie.
There are so many scenes that I can't put into words.
So down here I'll post the trailer.