Sight
Film2024103 min

Sight

Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricategrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"The present is made possible by the past."

Boxlist takeA slow-paced, grounded historical drama: weighty and inventive. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. When tasked with restoring the sight of an orphan in India, who was blinded by her stepmother, Wang must confront the trauma of living through the violent uprising in his youth, the Cultural Revolution.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Terry ChenGreg KinnearFionnula FlanaganWai Ching HoRaymond Ma

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Studio
Open River Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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