Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.6|5.0
Stars ììì
Trail of the Panda
wins the gold star because of its exotic scenery; true-to-life portrayal of
rural life; and its simple, realistic, and unaffected understanding of basic
human emotion. It’s presented in the Chinese language with English subtitles
which, interestingly, adds to the viewer’s ability to absorb the film’s impact
at a deeper level. Scientist (Feng Li) hires Stableman (Liu Chang) to capture a
Panda cub. They find a female Panda with two cubs and attempt to capture one
cub. The cub flees and the two men attempt to trail it but are forced to
abandon the search due to heavy Chinese wilderness rainfall. The Panda cub
tries to climb a small hill; but, trips on slippery, wet weeds and falls to the
bottom of the hill and knocks himself unconscious on a thin rock. The stableman’s
adopted boy, Lu (Daichi Harashima), finds the Panda the next morning, rescues
it, and hides it away from the two men. The rest of the story revolves around
the developing attachment between Lu and the Panda and the resolution of the
Panda’s fate.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Additional Thanks
Really
Good Work for Zhong Yu. Thank you to Executive Producer Christopher J. Brough
for making the film possible. Additional characters include: Lu as an Adult (Yu
Zhaong), Lu (voice of Yu Xin Sun), Narrator (Ke Qi Jian), Chen (Qi Zhang), and Scientist
(voice of Matthew Yang King).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?Yes.
Simple, clean, good watch.
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Also known as Touch of the Panda or Xiong mao hui jia lu
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