The movie, directed by Liang Long, did cause quite a bit of controversy and has now been taken off the air for various reasons. To be honest, I didn't understand what the movie was about at first, but now that I think about it, it seems to be somewhat clearer.
In this drama, it depicts an alien with a hood and eye patch who first encounters a group of square-dancing mothers, then a young boy who can draw, then a teacher who doesn't understand, etc. Watching the whole drama is basically the same vein.
As for being criticized by the public, I think it has a lot to do with the silent movie style, just like when the movie was just born, there is no narration, no lines, just watching the action and images to understand the main theme of the movie, and I am afraid that in today's era when the movie industry is exploding, there are not many directors who can think of shooting this kind of silent movie, right?
I don't know what Leung Lung was thinking, but is it possible that because no one would shoot or dare to shoot this kind of silent movie in today's era, he saw "hope" and wanted to use this as an alternative way to attract audience attention and then explode at the box office? Maybe it's possible.
If that's the case, I wonder if the director has done any market research to find out what moviegoers want to see, and if he thinks that the demand for movies has dropped to the point where people are flocking to see silent movies. ......
Additionally, in terms of content, from the beginning of the alien encountered square dancing aunt, as well as children who can draw, etc., alternative aliens are not understood, until he met the teacher who is also not understood, he seems to have found a "kindred spirit". The director's arrangement seems to express the process of the alien's search for his own kind.
Or rather, the process of a lonely individual searching for a kindred spirit.
Or perhaps, the director is trying to express that each one of us may be a lonely individual, and when we are not understood by others, don't give up, and if you persist, there is hope that you will meet a companion who can understand you.
Anyway, I think the "loneliness" of human beings may be what the director wants to express in the end, when not being understood by others and trying to let others understand, slowly, "loneliness" is actually the normal life, and the only one who can understand is himself. The only person who can understand you is yourself.
As for other movie reviews with different points of view, it's a matter of opinion.