24 City
2008 · 108 min · Director: Jia Zhang-ke, Jia Zhangke
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Change and a city in China. In Chengdu, factory 420 is being pulled down to make way for multi-story buildings with luxury flats. Scenes of factory operations, of the workforce, and of buildings stripped bare and then razed, are inter-cut with workers who were born in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s telling their stories - about the factory, which manufactured military aircraft, and about their work and their lives. A middle-aged man visits his mentor, now elderly; a woman talks of being a 19-year-old beauty there and ending up alone. The film concludes with two young people talking, each the child of workers, each relaying a story of one visit to a factory. Times change.
Emotional fingerprint
24 City (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy32%
- Empathy25%
- Nostalgia20%
- Sadness13%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Drama, Documentary. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Nostalgia
- Empathy
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Nostalgia | Empathy | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Melancholy | 42 % | 30 % | 28 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 54 % | 38 % | 49 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 57 % | 41 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Nostalgia | 58 % | 41 % | 53 % | 44 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Empathy | 54 % | 33 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Nostalgia | 45 % | 31 % | 38 % | 25 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Nostalgia | 58 % | 39 % | 53 % | 40 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Sadness | 69 % | 36 % | 59 % | 52 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Nostalgia | 59 % | 41 % | 34 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Nostalgia | 59 % | 56 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Melancholy | 60 % | 58 % | 27 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 51 % | 26 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Nostalgia | 54 % | 49 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Melancholy | 57 % | 43 % | 45 % | 34 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Melancholy | 56 % | 41 % | 38 % | 31 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Nostalgia | 55 % | 48 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Nostalgia | 53 % | 44 % | 35 % | 21 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Melancholy | 48 % | 33 % | 30 % | 24 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Empathy | 54 % | 29 % | 44 % | 34 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Empathy | 68 % | 32 % | 67 % | 52 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Details
- Directed by
- Jia Zhang-ke, Jia Zhangke
- Written by
- Jia Zhang-ke, Yongming Zhai, Jia Zhangke, Zhai Yongming
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- China, Hong Kong, Japan
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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