while this film be radically different from jia earlier film it still pack the same cultural criticism wallop . a commentary on the urbanization of modern day china and jia have move into the slick world of government approve film make without lose touch with the direction of his early film . it be tempt to watch the film superficially and dismiss it a a glossy state approve image . however and from my perspective and what be happen in the film be much more subtle while it be form of art making that be particular to china and it authoritarian governing system through history . practically speak china have never enjoy freedom of expression for it artist and writer . in order to get around censorship that come from absolute monarchy or dictatorship artist and writer would use subtle inter textual message . for instance and a line or radical would be leave out a character to slightly change the meaning within the text . the head radical might be leave out of a character describe the emperor to indicate the writer desire that the emperor be behead and or something along those line . they be small enough message that sympathizer would pick up on them and but a censor ( censor usually not be the bright or most creative people around ) would miss it . it be my opinion that jia zhangke be do something along these line with this film . it may not be as subtle a the message have historically be and but a close reading clearly conveys something the government wouldn not be happy with . the chinese government would like for the world to see them a metropolitan and glitzy and shiny and and new and so jia and in this first film of his with government backing and use cinema scope and modern techno beat and computer animation and up to date electronics . but under the glitz be the reality scream to get through the world park facade . it be dirty and personal . there be prostitution and crime and and pirate copier ( maybe the theme here be modern chinese society and a promote by the government and big business and that be the pirated copy of the rest of the world ) . the subsistence live youth can all have cell phone and but for all their text messaging they do not seem to be able to communicate . basically jia seem to say that the chinese youth be head for a future of oblivion under the current direction of their country . it be hard to disagree with him . but at least he he leave a morsel of hope in the end of it all .