Where and how do I start this review? As someone who lived through the golden age where Hong Kong was seen as the beacon of cultural and social sophistication by South East Asia, this movie offers a viewer of this vintage a beloved walk down memory lane. Compliments to the production team for their.backbreaking work in recreating the Hong Kong of the 70s, 80s and 90s which me and many others of my demographic all remember. If anyone in the production team is reading this : your work is seen, recognised and.applauded.
The movie starts with future Cantopop lengend, Anita Mui, as a singer with more than humble background, earning her spurs as a young 4 year old with her older sister, Ann, first performing first at the Lai Chi Kok Amusement, then at various nightclubs Thereafter, the phenomenon of Anita Mui was born at the New Talent Singing Competition. The movie spends a considerable amount of time dealing with her failed romances, and also her extraordinary friendship with Leslie Cheung. Viewers should best be prepared for heart-wrenching scenes of Leslie's funeral. The producers could have used old news clips, but that scene was recreated to absolute detail. All in, the movie speaks for the era Anita Mui represented, an age of boundless energy and optimism. And "Anita" consummately encapsulates the zest, the spirit and most of all, the opulence of this era.
The movie starts with future Cantopop lengend, Anita Mui, as a singer with more than humble background, earning her spurs as a young 4 year old with her older sister, Ann, first performing first at the Lai Chi Kok Amusement, then at various nightclubs Thereafter, the phenomenon of Anita Mui was born at the New Talent Singing Competition. The movie spends a considerable amount of time dealing with her failed romances, and also her extraordinary friendship with Leslie Cheung. Viewers should best be prepared for heart-wrenching scenes of Leslie's funeral. The producers could have used old news clips, but that scene was recreated to absolute detail. All in, the movie speaks for the era Anita Mui represented, an age of boundless energy and optimism. And "Anita" consummately encapsulates the zest, the spirit and most of all, the opulence of this era.