Here I am, sitting on a not so cosy seat, on my way back to Singapore on a Jetstar flight back to Singapore for my summer vacation from my studies here in Perth.

As I sat down, feeling bored, and as usual, being unable to sleep, I’ve decided to pay 10 bucks for the on-flight entertainment. The main reason why I’m really willing to pay for it was because, on the catalogue given by them, states a great aspiring movie, having 4 out of 5 stars by the West Australian Newspaper, titled – Mao’s Last Dancer.

It totally depicts a story way back on the story of a young man, named Li Cunxin, being taken away from his parents and his birth village as a kid, to be sent to an Arts institute in the capital of Beijing, to receive training for ballet. Due to his flat-footedness, he was unable to perform as great comparing to the other ballet dancers in the company. Soon, after working really hard, day and night, willing to endure all those obstacles that are blocking his way, for his achievement, with full courage, and finally, overcoming it in the end. He ended up being a prominent ballet dancer, sent to the USA, trained and against all odds that he faced from the Chinese government, willing to accept excel, he survived the mental and physical turmoil in his life.

The most touching part of this story will be the part where I was able to see him performing in Washington, where his parents, were finally invited, to be VIPS in his dance event. At the end, the emotional part almost made me tear as well, but deep inside my heart, I was so touched by it. Seeing his parents, giving him a hug, and him kneeling down as an atonement towards his parents, for betraying his motherland, that was extremely a roller coaster ride for me. I just didn’t know how to put those exact emotions, as I watched that scene, into words of explanation. I suppose, at the end of the day, it’s all up to one’s emotional attachment towards the movie

In my opinion, that reminded me of myself, being flat-footed, got selected and became a part of Marsiling Secondary School Badminton, worked hard, became the Vice-captain and top doubles player with Hafiz in MSL. To me, watching Mao’s Last Dancer just gave me a flashback of my past.

So will I recommend this movie to people, DEFINITELY =)

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