A review of the 25 best films of this century, 3 of which are Chinese

One fifth of the 21st century has passed, and during this period, thousands of movies have been shot. Manohla Dargis and AO Scott, film critics of The New York Times, selected the 25 most exciting films of the 21st century in their minds. Four Asian films are on the list, namely, the works of Hayao Miyazaki, Jia Zhangke, Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien. Let's take a look at who these 25 films are!

1. There Will Be Blood (2007)

There Will Be Blood is a 21st century blockbuster and masterpiece about love, death, faith and greed, which deeply hurts the capitalism of the American empire. For Americans, the story of the oil tycoon in the film is like a panic game between the country and the times.

2. Spirited Away (2002)

Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" won the 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. If you didn't watch "Spirited Away" in your childhood, you can still watch it when you grow up. Many people say that this is the best Hayao Miyazaki and the best Joe Hisaishi.

3. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

In Clint Eastwood's eyes, boxing is more like a life practice where suffering and happiness coexist. How to succeed and win in life is not a proposition. It says that even if you lose everything, you can still be a hero.

It's a western-like sad return to the warmth of family. It's an old-fashioned subject matter, but it's a rare good movie.

4. A Touch of Sin (2013)

Full of violence and sadness, A Touch of Sin is a stunning film by the Chinese director Jia Zhangke. The film is divided into four chapters inspired by a series of widely reported violent conflicts in China. They often come to Jia Zhangke's mind. As Jia Zhangke told me in an interview, these chapters together allow him to "paint a mask" for contemporary China.

5. No Doctor to Trust (2006)

Everyone at the Cannes Film Festival was talking about "The Doctor," a bizarre Romanian film about a poor, alcoholic man who wants to go to the emergency room but is repeatedly turned away, criticizing bureaucracy. "Have you seen that three-hour Romanian movie? Oh, man, you have to see it."

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