the world be a chinese independent film with an ambitious concept that do not quite make it . at all . it open with an obscure sequence of event and not much else . the character be low budget worker and dancer in beijing the world park . perhaps the big flaw within the film be just how flat and uninspired the main character be . it doesn not help when random name and face appear at any give time while it be difficult to remember what the plot be before you realize that there be no plot . the animated sequence be distract and visually contradict . i admit they be cleverly execute but do not seem to serve much purpose otherwise . the dancing or elaborate costume clash horribly with the drab scenery . there be way too many pointless scene that contribute nothing to anything . what be up with the scene where tao be cast a an african woman . what do that have to do with anything . and i do not care for the friendship of anna and tao . it struggle to be heartfelt because they do not speak the same language and but only succeed in bore me half to death . i do not know what to make of the end . what do it have to do with anything . i felt that the movie have a lot of potential to start off with and but there be no character or plot development . it try too hard to make you aware of industriliazation and modernization but it really do not add up to much of anything . i suppose you like watch chinese people talk or walk or dance or text message and then this be the film for you . negative .