Very well executed

So much average

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Fantastic!

The overall idea of the film is beautiful, but you can find that out in five minutes by reading a summary of what happens. Not worth an 1 hr 45 minutes of your life. Just read a summary and you'll get the same thing out of it. The cinematography is not really very beautiful (which would maybe be a reason to watch the film) and it moves incredibly slowly.

A Buddhist monk lives in a temple in the middle of a lake. He is training a child to be a monk. We see the transitions the younger monk goes through as he ages, his discoveries, trials and tribulations, temptations, sins, punishments and atonements.Minimalist yet poetic, beautiful and engaging. Very basic setting - pretty much everything happens in the temple and around the lake. Plot is reasonably simple and there's hardly any dialogue. Yet it works.While simple, the plot is profound and engaging. There is a structure to scenes and the narrative that is quite poetic. Dialogue is not essential here as the actions speak for themselves. The setting is stunningly beautiful, filled with vibrant colour and wonderfully filmed. The cinematography is superb.On the downside, the structures that make the film so poetic also make it quite predictable. The title also gives away the ending. So while profound, not too powerful, as, from a point, you can see where the movie is going. The final few scenes are actually redundant.

it is the first word for define it. because it is a not ordinary beauty. but a sort of trip in spiritual air. its gracious simplicity, its moral lessons, who define each religious attitude, its delicacy, the flavor of images, the ways of the young disciple and the presence of the master, the temptation and the joy, the precise manner to suggest more than present, the bitter temptation and the return are pieces of a fascinating work. and this does the film an event. or a precious seed for useful memories. because all is a form of reflection of the viewer. because each scene becomes a chance to discover yourself. like in a large mirror who discovers the hidden side of yourself. short, a film who must see. for remind old impressions about Extreme East. or for escape from the every day pressure and the temptations of media.

There is no film I have seen that was quite like this. It was rather extraordinary.The film opens with the opening of a doorway, and through this doorway you are brought into another world. A world that exists on the films terms, there is no explanation for anything, it just is. You are much akin to a fly on the wall just lucky enough to be along for the ride, and what a ride....The film mainly features two characters; a boy, and his master. They live on a floating temple in an isolated lake, training in the ways of a monk. It follows their course through the seasons, learning life's lessons throughout. There is very little dialogue in the film, but magically, it is hardly needed. Every single shot of this film is strikingly beautiful and tells the story all by itself. I must express that the cinematography here is some of the best I have seen, it was absolutely exquisite! The changing seasons made this even more so, the film actually becomes more beautiful to look at as it develops.I can assure you that you have most likely never seen a film like this before. I hadn't. More than just watching a film this was like having an otherworldly experience. It is an absolute masterpiece and is actually the best I have ever seen.You know what to do!