So Young (2013)

So Young: Directed by Wei Zhao. With Mark Chao, Geng Han, Zishan Yang, Shuying Jiang. A college freshman encounters new friends, romance, and adventure upon her arrival at campus.

“This movie just turns out to be one of my favorites in 2013. All i know about this movie before watching it is that it is a directorial debut of one of my favorite actress in Chinese cinema Zhao Wei. And her directing did not disappoint. I even wonder if some of those scenes were actual experiences of hers as the scenes were somewhat personal and very real. Its like iu0026#39;m hearing her emotions through the lenses. Iu0026#39;m so totally impressed with the acting of the female lead and I hope I can see more of her in future movies. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso maybe iu0026#39;m just a sucker for stories about youth and first love. Plus the movie deals with architecture which is the field iu0026#39;m currently in thereby making the film more engrossing to me. That kissing scene where in the girl just opens her eyes in order not to forget the moment and the dolphin scene nailed it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLast year i saw a movie called Architecture 101, also about 1st love and architecture but this one is just better. If you want to see idols and cutesy love story then this film maybe is just not for you. I say part of this films effectiveness were the newbie actors and actresses. They made this film felt real. Again hats off to the new director Zhao Wei.”