【Film Talk】The Mountain City in Films

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Recently, I watched several movies filmed in mountainous cities: one is \"Crazy Stone\", another is \"Hot Pot Heroes\", and the third is \"Walking Through Your World\". In all three of these movies, elements related to Chongqing are quite evident. \"Crazy Stone\" is a phenomenon-level movie filmed over a decade ago; it made many people remember Chongqing’s cable cars across the river, as well as the rickshaw drivers who worked there. “Hot Pot Heroes” tells of another aspect of Chongqing culture, the story of several lively Chongqing youths in air-raid shelters in the back streets. Bunkers are a distinctive feature of the mountain city. Due to historical reasons, there are particularly many bunkers in this city; because of its unique characteristics, bunkers can be found in every street and alley. With limited space on the surface, these bunkers provide a place to cool off, and they often house shops as well as underground passages. Therefore, the hot pot restaurants set up inside bunkers in movies are not something that actually exists in reality. If you don’t believe it, you can use a map to find the Dongzi Hot Pot restaurant in the mountain city. Many scenes from the movie “Walking Through Your World” were filmed in Shiba Ti – that street that runs from the riverbank to the upper part of the city. It represents the traditional characteristics of the mountain city from the past, but it is said that it is planned to be demolished. The night view of the mountain city is also a scene that appears frequently in this movie. The night in the mountain city is not characterized by grand buildings like in other places; instead, it features a mix of heights and shadows. Looking across the river, the lights on the main urban peninsula are also bright, after all, it is an international metropolis after all. How can a mountain city modernize and change? Its original characteristics remain unchanged. Walking along the steep stairways of the mountain city and eating Chongqing noodles from local shops offers a great experience for travelers.