Bus 44 Belonging

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Bus 44 which is directed by Dayan Eng, which was released in 2001. This fascinating story is a short, horrific, and to the point with a heartfelt and disturbing statement of issue facing society. This is an award-winning movie such as: Best Narrative Short Film at Florida Film Festival, at Venice Film Festival This was the first time that a chinese short film had won all three festivals in the history. The actors in the movie are Gong beibi( Bus driver), Wu Chao(The Young Man),LI Yixiang(Short Bandit), Zhou Kui(Tall Bandit) and the police officer. Within the entire of this short film there were only these 6 characters out of a total of around 18 people, that really stand out, they all fit the film very effectively. The short film takes place on the outer part of a small town, on a bleak country road. The movie has been set in Hong Kong. In the beginning it sets a calm and relaxed mood for the audience as it attracts them to wonder what could be happening next that could perhaps interrupts the peaceful setting. …show more content…

After few seconds, the film crosscut to the bus and its running engine, this gives the audience an imagination of what's happening and what could happen, It also gives the audience a sense of curiosity and a feeling to watch the movie till the end. At the end when the young man gets kicked out off the bus, a slow background music is played. The reason the director has used this kind of music especially at a scene like this is to allow the audience to understand what just happened throughout the

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