Little Big Master is directed by
Adrian Kwan Shun-fai. Louis Koo and Miriam Yeung are the leading actor and
actress. The story was about a kindergarten head master of five children. She was
unsettled about her past kindergarten, and decided to travel around the world
with her husband. But she turned and chose to be a Principle who only earned
$4599 each month and saved the kindergarten from closing down. It was a real
story of Principal Lui.
The film consists of collective
memory of Hong Kong people. Many Hong Kong parents are labeled as monster
parents and the children in the film were having great pressure in learning due
to the current education system which reflected the fact of Hong Kong students
and parent were tolerant under Hong Kong education system. Schools are forced
to close down, it is not a new issue in today. The 5 students from 4 family
also showed the problematic issue in Hong Kong: single-parent families, aging
population, developer hegemony, grassroots poverty, racial discrimination and
lack of help in Hong Kong. These revealed the real situation of Hong Kong.
This is not fully a political
film, but more importantly the message that director wanted to convey through
this true story. Director Adrian has extensive experience on filming gospel
movie and good at infecting and emotional touching audience. “If You Care…” tell us the front is death
road but the corner is hope, “A Dream
Team” teaches us to break our own destiny. This movie is highly focus on
portraying how Principal Lui overcome difficulties with her spirits: “never
give up” and “strive for the ideals”. Filming setting are mainly in school and
home, clearly emphasized the boundary between family and students and teachers.
Seeing children's laughter, tearing but with smiles of parents and principals,
giving a lightening images, reflected the success of how Lui giving her life to
affect others, strong will and the joyfulness are strongly conveyed out in the
movie.
There is a scene about children
are told to ask parents’ dream, the presentation of this part is very
interesting and imaginative. It is cannot help to evoke the dream that we had
once when we were young. The film made us to believe even those dream were
innocent and totally impossible and different with the present but they are our
sweet memories. The funny way for presenting gave people smile.
This is a small
production but casting with famous movie stars. However, I don’t think that the
decision on cast choosing is only reason for the profit orientation. In
reality, Miriam Yeung is a mother with 2 years old kid, gained a enough
experience of raising kid and more “mother loves” which allow her has a more mature
acting than the past. Moreover, Louis Koo is a low profiled person who quietly funded
poverty mainland students and constructed 61 schools. When more familiarize with
the casts, having a more understanding about the reasons director’s consideration
on casting. Their private life experience and personality and excellent acting
which more thickened the warming atmosphere in this movie.
(514 words)
Yip Sui Chi (10592139/21426539)
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