few director in any genre anywhere in the world have be able to capture the heart and true essence of a modern nation in just two short hour a zhang have do with shijie . after book like ted fishman china inc. or gordon chang the come collapse of china and this film arrive a a breath of fresh air share at a very personal level just how a rapidly change china isn not always deal with her prosperity and globalization as easily a we would hope . the world be perhaps one of the best modern asian film in year . we can only hope zhang ke jia will continue to write and direct and interpret his homeland for u for year to come . shijie be an emotional tour de force on modern china .