Unfulfilment - Retrospection of the Chinese Message Shadow

Chinese message shadow, as a representative of the Chinese films that achieved success with local characteristic, is an exotic flower in the course of the historical development of Chinese and world films. With special charm and the oriental traditional aesthetic ideas, the Chinese message shadow gives people a new outlook on the latent energy and the reclamation of films, and provides graceful and fresh illustrations for the richness and innovation of the art of film. What is more, it is a promotion and an appreciation of the approach of Chinese contemporary films to the localization, artisticalization and internationalization. Tian Zhuangzhuang, the famous director, as a representative of the Fifth Generation of the Chinese movie circle, had stopped shooting films for 8 years. But when he restarted to make films, the first one was actually The Spring of A Small City, a classics in the 40's last century by the reputed director Fei Mu. story was an absolutely excellent works in the 40's as well as a heartthrob picture soaked in the oriental culture.