Caught In The Web (2012) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
Acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige (Farewell My Concubine, Together) tackles a timely social topic with Caught in the Web. Based on an Internet novel, the ensemble drama depicts an epic saga of power, fame, and ambition sparked by a minor incident over a woman unwilling to give up her seat on the bus. Chen and co-writer Tang Danian cast a wide net over Chinese society, exploring a myriad of contemporary issues like cyber-bullying, China’s mainstream media climate, and even Chinese urbanites’ obsession with material needs. Both a critical and a commercial success in Mainland China, Caught in the Web features an all-star cast including Gao Yuanyuan (Don’t Go Breaking My Heart), Yao Chen (If You Are the One 2), Mark Chao (Monga), Wang Xueqi (Bodyguards and Assassins), Chen Hong (Forever Enthralled), and Wang Luodan (Hawthorn Tree Forever).
Distressed after being diagnosed with cancer, Lan Qiu (Gao Yuanyuan) refuses to give up her seat on the bus, starting an argument that is captured on video by Jiaqi (Wang Luodan), a young intern at a local television station. Jiaqi’s producer Ruoxi (Yao Chen) also the longtime girlfriend of Jiaqi’s cousin Shoucheng (Mark Chao) shows the incident on her news show, igniting the wrath of netizens determined to discover Lan Qiu’s identity. The fallout from Lan Qiu’s action even reaches her boss Shen Liushu (Wang Xueqi), whose business deal almost falls apart due to the bad press from the incident. Meanwhile, Lan Qiu runs away after becoming Internet Enemy Number One and hires Shoucheng to be her bodyguard. Over time, she begins to find solace in him….
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