Song Lang

Dung reminds me a lot of Chi Pheo. Both was pushed into a life of violence and wrong-doings, numb to love and emotions, but always harbor a passion for a righteous life. Deep down, they have always wanted to feel love, and even more importantly, to feel needed. They want to belong, to be a part of something bigger than themselves, to have someone to mourn them and miss them once they are gone. Once they are gone. The biggest difference between Dung and Chi Pheo is that Chi Ph

In cinema, we have movies like The Social Network where dialogue is the driving force behind all happenings, and then there is Song Lang. Instead of dialogue, Song Lang capitalizes on the power of unspoken emotions to deliver its characters story. Song Lang is extremely economical when it comes to dialogue, and yet, this is one of its golden selling point. When words fall back, emotions take the front stage - the lack of dialogue in Song Lang draws attention to the subtle act

***“* Mây chiều khuất bóng ngàn lau Bâng khuâng muốn hỏi Vì sao hỡi ánh dương tà *”*** "Gushed over a million reeds, the end of day Wistfully, one inspects upon the twilight glow Why?” I think the most impressive aspect of Song Lang is how the movie feels. Right from that start, the audience is introduced to a very 80s Vietnam, specifically Saigon. Old communal houses, run-down motorbikes, tangled electric wires, contra video games, and dark alleys that insist on staying in t