1st watch 4/2/2009 positive ( dir xiao jiang ) represent well deliver and emotional story about a girl and her ups and down in her life and and how movie viewing and movie in general and be involve in the whole process . the main character be introduce at the beginning of the film after a paper boy run into a stack of brick in an alley and be assault by the girl for some reason . when he awake from his injury and he want to find out why she do this and look for her . when he find her and she doesn not tell him why she do this ( she also can not hear and it appear ) but ask him to take care of and fee her fish knowing she go away . he doesn not really want to do this and but a her enters her apartment where she live he discover a mini theatre like room with a diary that he begin read . the diary reveals the life of the girl and the movie then really begin a we discover what her life be like . the story of her and her family revolve around an outdoor theatre that the local townfolk come to in the evening . her mom announce the evening event through a loud speaker and becomes associate when the man who play the film . her mom want to be a movie star or singer but after bear a child ( the main character ) out of wedlock be shun by the local and her dreams disappear . the rest of the movie follow the young girl friendship make and lose and the history of the outdoor theatre that eventually close down due to the invention of television . the daughter be tell early in life that her real father be a movie star ( which be not true ) but this also keep her fascinated to the screen . the movie be wonderful at how it display this story and the various character although it be sad at various time and but if you be look for an interesting and compelling and sensitive story about real life you will enjoy this one .