MDLers' Favorite Chinese Movies The story tells the story of Liu Quan Long, a lowly born and independent struggling young man who got the opportunity to exchange his life with a boy from another class in a famous university. Unexpectedly, what was waiting for him was a thrilling game. Liu Quan Long is an impoverished young man who can't afford to go to university but has a great talent. Before meeting Chen Lun, he was an Internet cafe administrator outside the university who would never be noticed. Chen Lun has a distinguished family and studied at an elite university just across the street from an internet cafe, but he had no intention of going to school. In order to cope with his parents abroad, he offered Liu Quan Long an invitation to the game of "identity exchange" and asked Liu Quan Long to replace him. (Source: Chinese = Weibo || Translation = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the short story "Genius Liu Quan Long" by Cheng Liang. Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 天才游戏
- Also Known As: Game of Identity , Tiancai youxi
- Screenwriter & Director: Cheng Liang
- Genres: Mystery, Psychological, Youth, Drama
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Cast & Credits
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![Peng Yu Chang in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "Peng Yu Chang in Game Start Chinese Movie")
Peng Yu ChangLiu Quan LongMain Role -
![Ding Yu Xi in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "Ding Yu Xi in Game Start Chinese Movie")
Ding Yu XiChen LunMain Role -
![Li Man Xuan in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "Li Man Xuan in Game Start Chinese Movie")
Li Man XuanZhou Xiao HanSupport Role -
![Ancy Deng in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "Ancy Deng in Game Start Chinese Movie")
Ancy DengQi QiSupport Role -
![Hou Wen Yuan in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "Hou Wen Yuan in Game Start Chinese Movie")
Hou Wen YuanWei TaoSupport Role -
![He Liao Lu Yun in Game Start Chinese Movie]( "He Liao Lu Yun in Game Start Chinese Movie")
He Liao Lu Yun Support Role
Reviews
Best Chinese movie i watched since decades
for all those people who are hesitating to watch this movie, i want to say , yes watch it, it is one of the best and most heart wrenching chinese movie ever, the plot, the characters, the acting, the emotions and life choices in this movie was painfully real and accurate..these types of movies where it will live within you for yearsWas this review helpful to you?
Strong Performances, But Too Predictable
I started watching this because I heard Ding Yuxi and Peng Yuchang played roles that were different from their usual ones, and I agree that they did. That made it an interesting watch. But overall, I thought this was just okay.The biggest issue for me was that it was very predictable and easy to figure out. When I can recognize the formula and predict the next five steps, the journey becomes tedious because I'm no longer discovering the story—I'm watching it to confirm what I already expected. Predictability isn't always a deal breaker for me, but when a story feels too familiar, I need something else to offset that. Unfortunately, I never found that here.
The story often felt like it was simply following a script, with very little surprise in the reveals. The arcs also felt somewhat stilted, so there wasn't much opportunity to become emotionally invested in either the narrative or the characters. The only time I felt any real emotion come through in the storytelling was toward the end, when we got some backstory into the life of one of the villains. That was the best part of the movie for me because it finally gave me a reason to feel for the characters and see them differently.
If that kind of emotional depth and backstory had been layered throughout the rest of the movie rather than saved for the ending, I think I would have enjoyed this much more.
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