The Highway Love Story tells the story of a young lady Ziqing, who was abandoned by her ex-boyfriend because of her sudden illness. Ziqing was experiencing the downhills but she dreamt about witnessing the sunrise by seaside. To realise Ziqing's wish and to cheer her up, Jainfei and Nian, Ziqing's good friends, bought a secondhand car and the three girls went on a trip, where things happened...
"The Platform" is horror and science fiction film doubling as a visual commentary on capitalism and economic inequality. The movie is not for the faint of heart nor the viewer hoping for political neutrality in their film's depth.
Produced by Vanguard Animation and released on Netflix, this animated fairytale movie has a lot of ironies as the story is told by the prince himself.
What are we willing to walk through to see our dreams come to pass? Our minds might be so wholly alive with the passions we carry and the plans we make to see these things become all we wish them to be, yet life doesn’t always want to come alongside. Instead, obstacles arise, both physical and mental, which attempt to dissuade us or even prevent us from moving forward, stalling or stagnating the momentum to achieve what we desire. The age-old question remains….can we overcome? Or will we BE overcome?
The major flaw of the series is that it’s hosted on Netflix and barely makes malicious comments about it despite being focused on the lives of people directly affected by the Capitalist mentality of the OTT corporation.
The original series is now on Netflix, you should definitely give it a watch. And if you’ve already seen it, watch it again.
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