Talk:The Blue Kite

Copyedit per request for copyedit
I did a thorough copyedit of the article and removed the copyedit tag - but really I haven't seen the film. Someone familiar with the film should review my version to make sure I haven't gotten the context all wrong. For instance, does the first father character still hate the boy when he, the father, is sent to a work camp? Also, the uncle takes care of the boy's material needs and desires - Firecracker. Is that someone nicknamed Firecracker, or does the boy enjoy receiving firecrackers? Thanks.

-- Muffuletta 00:58, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Infobox
Added infobox (no actors just yet), and cleaned up the grammar/expanded the opening paragraph. Its been too long since I've seen the film to do the other sections any justice, so they remain unchanged. --Tryptofeng 03:50, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Ten years instead of six?
I'm pretty sure Tian Zhuangzhuang was banned from film making in mainland China for ten years, not six. Eugeniu B (talk) 04:43, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I have a source that says until 1996. Cornelius, Sheila, “New Wave,” in New Chinese Cinema, 34-52. Wallflower Press (February 15, 2002). The source for the 10-year ban seems to be YesAsia, a non-scholarly source. Anonymous-232 (talk) 04:04, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Tietou passes on the Blue Kite
It's been a while since I've seen this film but I thought the scene towards the end where Tietou makes a Blue Kite for the little girl (his little niece or cousin?) and shows her how to fly it was very important. All of the important father figures die or move on but it is now upon Tietou to keep hope alive and pass it along to the next generation via the Blue Kite. AdderUser (talk) 22:44, 12 April 2011 (UTC)