Message from michellejones

[Anonymous]

I found your information and review of Twilight Samurai very informative. I would like to see the movie. Is it available for rent at traditional movie rental stores?

A movie I viewed last night, Quitting, was extremely interesting and informative. This movie is about a young Chinese man who decides to leave the country for the city to find an acting job/s. He finds acting jobs, and experiences success in this endeavor. At one point, he is able to purchase a large apartment in the city. Unfortunately, he also finds drugs, especially heroin.

The movie begins with his parents relocating to the city in order to help their son recover from his addiction. Throughout the movie, our protagonist experiences ups and downs associated with drug addiction. Ultimately, he struggles with country versus city life, drugs versus abstinance, and a desire to find a place in between all of these.

In the end, our "hero" finds a sort of peace in compromise. It is an exceptional movie if you teach modern world cultures, IB, or health. This movie was especially relevant for me, one of my own brother's experienced almost exactly what this young Chinese man did. In other words, drugs transcend ethnic, linguistic, and economic boundaries.

One very unique component of this video in particular is that this story is true. All of the actors are real people portraying themselves as they are in real life, in the video.

Michele Jones
UCLA Asia Institute