The Go Master 吴清源

This is the kind of movie that I relish. It is supremely restrained and has the ability to make me focus my energy and emotions deeply and acutely. I seem to retreat into a different space of contemplation. And emerged spiritually moved.

The Go Master pays respects to of Wu Qingyuan, a man who dedicated his entire life to the game of Go. Throughout the period of tumultuous world war 2 and and political upheaval, Wu's discipline and commitment remained.

This is not an easy film to appreciate and even more difficult to comprehend. It is deliberately slow and contemplative rather than dramatic and sensational. But gently and very quietly (I meant it - you can hear a pin drops in the silenced cinema), it captures and demands your attention. Drawing you in as you come face with face with the master 吴清源