Looking at these kids playing with the "magic pearl," you would probably wonder how their ancestors once conquered one third of the world and established the greatest empire in history.
This movie struck you with a component that is rarely appreciated in Hollywood films: simplicity. These Chinese filmmakers effortlessly prove that drama is not a required factor in a movie to touch the soft spot of your heart.
Above all, it does not romanticize the childhood. A child is not a tiny version of an adult, and hence adults can never quite capture the essense of childhood unless they let children lead the way in a story like this.
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