4:30 is an unexpectedly calm, beautiful film for its aesthetic that details the unlikely friendship / relationship between Zhang Xiao Wu, an eleven year old Chinese Boy, and his tenant Jung, a thirty-something Korean man. 4:30, as the title suggests is about a moment as the boundaries between fantasy and reality are transparent in this beautiful film and it is certainly an achievement that never gets boring with its static camera.
This is because the storytelling style that this film presents comes from Xiao Wu's perspective, it's is a film that utilizes its imagery so succinctly and so intimately that such imagery is inescapably tied to Zhang Xiao Wu, and his obsession/companion Jung. This is definitely for art films lovers and for the fans of Royston Tan it's a much-watch.
This is because the storytelling style that this film presents comes from Xiao Wu's perspective, it's is a film that utilizes its imagery so succinctly and so intimately that such imagery is inescapably tied to Zhang Xiao Wu, and his obsession/companion Jung. This is definitely for art films lovers and for the fans of Royston Tan it's a much-watch.