Seeing how China work economically at ground level was just fascinating from start to finish.
The content they were showing in the first half had me thinking this should should have been renamed 'Made In China: The Movie'. Just seeing how they all worked really gives an idea of the juggernaut that is the Chinese economy.
There are some surreal sequences with the added choice of shots used to further enhance those moments.
We also get an idea of the Chinese way of working in all aspects, such as seeing how militarised everything seems to be.
When it comes to the more terrifying side of the story, seeing how much as a society we as a species consume but also waste was startling on a scale of China's level.
I liked how the camerawork just observes and never makes the audience choose how to judge what we're seeing.
Lots of wide shots from angles that make it very pleasing for the eyes could well be the films strongest aspect.
While it doesn't have the depth some other documentaries have with its conventional talking head structure. It's visual style felt refreshing and rewarding to see and it I felt director Jessica Kingdom and her team did what they set out to do. Surprisingly enjoyable.
Rating: 8/10
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