The ‘Hangout Movie’ Concept Has Made Its Way to the Far East
‘The Breaking Ice,’ according to its director, Singapore-born Anthony Chen, is also many other things: ‘a leap of faith,’ a ‘wild adventure,’ and ‘a love letter.’ Most of all, it’s a chance to marvel at a Chinese city, Yanji.
How familiar are you with the notion of the “hangout movie”? It’s a phrase that’s been bandied about regularly enough in publications, websites, and podcasts to make a critic sit up and take notice. As it turns out, this sub-genre has less to do with gathering together a group of like-minds to watch a particular movie than with watching a group of like-minds gathered within a particular movie.
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