For the things that people say . Sichuan appeared more or less I do not deny.But he saw only the problem,I hate , who has two sides.Two sides of things if you only care about the one hand, while ignoring the other hand , the result of the ability that you put it out is wrong.I'm sure at the people have not been to China , has been a long time have not been to China,See China in the with Decaying backward view.I can tell you , AI MO MO this man if he is in your country , you will hate .You in the West is very strong after the original capital accumulation , although China's rapid and stable development.But there is a great distance away from you,Western you with your concept of rules to measure the world has many years,Is he must be right !No, definitely not.You want the world to follow the development of your wishes , I can tell you , your power becomes increasingly weak.I can clearly tell you that your government spends much money to subvert the Chinese cause a lot of trouble to China every year, civilians die . A Soviet Union has been to topple , but China will not .We do not believe in God , we believe that our hands , I believe that the power of labor ; nor do we believe that your so-called democracy , we believe that our system . We may not be the best of peoples , but it is certainly an .Of course, some of us likeAI MO MO ,But they are small, can not keep us out into the future,Some of them will be forgotten , and some will always do nails like Jesus on the cross as shame was nailed in China. In a word, came to China to bring good meal time , in Post your comment

Powerful documentary about a brave and provocative man who travels with a camera crew as they challenge the Chinese government.Ai Wei Wei, seemingly the only man in China who wears a beard, seems an artist of considerable talent. But he directs his greatest energies toward criticizing and questioning a regime that returns the attention with monitoring, harassment, and abuse. Ai has become a lightening rod for controversy since he started asking about a recent earthquake in Sichuan that killed 5,000 children when their schools collapsed.Strangely, this film doesn't mention why Ai would hold the government responsible for a natural disaster. But I have learned elsewhere (see my review of "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province") that the quake destroyed schools, leaving other buildings intact, arousing suspicion that corruption allowed for shoddy "tofu-like" construction. Ai has rightly asked officialdom why it doesn't investigate the tragedy.The film documents a stunning tribute to the child victims in an art show mounted in Germany that creates a message in Chinese characters from 5,000 multicolored backpacks. Yet the filmmakers never tell us what the characters mean! Additional footage is devoted to a bizarre work installed at London's Tate Modern in which 100 million lacquered sunflower seeds are raked out in a giant frame, for viewers to tread and sit on as they please. This odd work's significance from Ai's perspective isn't explored at all.This film includes much disturbing footage of Chinese police and military personnel harassing Ai, allowing him to build a studio and then tearing it down, and at one point clobbering him on the head in an attack that requires brain surgery. It documents Ai's abortive efforts to file a police report and lawsuit. The Chinese government comes off looking bad as people in the street obviously recognize the artist -- a tireless poster on Twitter -- and seem to encourage his efforts.Ai is a man of few words who speaks in simple terms, yet his statements often resonate. A burly person who is often filmed at table, he patiently answers questions about having fathered a child out of wedlock, a young boy who never says anything on camera and is often seen handing Ai things to eat.Near the end of the film, we learn through titles that Ai disappeared in 2011. The words come as a blow because by the time they appear the viewer has bonded with the activist. As I had taped this film, I rushed to Wikipedia to discover Ai's fate.As the film points out toward its end, Ai was arrested and detained for several months, then finally released with restrictions on his ability to speak to the media and travel abroad. We see startling scenes of a seemingly chastened Ai declining to speak to the press. However, we're told as the film draws to a close that Ai has gone on to resume his Twitter efforts. Phew! (Whether he's allowed to leave the country remains unclear.)This documentary spends some time noting that Ai's fame offers him some amount of protection. But how much, exactly? He's had his head pummeled, his studio demolished, and his freedom seized. One wonders what's next but hopes for the best.This film is best for making the world aware of an intriguing and important public figure. He deserves our attention and protection.

There are times when I watch a documentary that I realize I am incredibly under-educated on real world issues. Perhaps my head is to glued on the silver screen and television for me to stop and actually research international issues or maybe I am in a country where Kristin Stewart cheating on Robert Pattinson is the only news I hear about for days at a time. Either way, one of my favorite parts about watching a documentary is hearing the stories I would never hear otherwise and coming to a better understanding of other countries, cultures, and struggles for both.This is exactly how I felt after seeing the documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. The story of a very popular artist trying to make change in China, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is a great definition of David vs. Goliath; the everyday man against a system and a country that tries to hold him down.While Ai Weiwei is a very famous artist in China, this film is not necessarily about his art. It definitely covers some of his major pieces that he has done to raise questioning and explanations for the deaths of thousands in China from a deadly earthquake, but the doc is more about his personal fights to try and raise knowledge world-wide and striving to have the country explain many of the "accidents" that have occurred.The main incident that begins this entire journey is Ai Weiwei's attempt to find out more information on thousands of children that died in school collapses resulting from an earthquake. The main concern is that Ai Weiwei believes shoddy architecture, which he refers to as 'tofu' construction, was what caused the schools to collapse and that the tragedies could have been avoided.The reason this actually becomes a story is not because he wants to find out the names of the children that died, it is because the government has not released the names AND tries to hinder Ai Weiwei in finding all the names himself. The government shuts down Ai Weiwei's online blog and squashes any of his attempts to question families and communities about the deaths.Eventually, Ai Weiwei receives over 5,000 names by using mail, interviewing families in person, and using Twitter. What is amazing is this doc is just as much about technology as it is about Ai Weiwei's fight. Eventually, Ai Weiwei is beaten by police, fights for justice against the policeman who wronged him, and has many artists and friends around him who are imprisoned or go missing. This is all documented for the world in the only way Ai Weiwei can: through Twitter. With the Chinese government unable to restrict anything Ai Weiwei does on Twitter, he is free to share his stories and any information he finds through the social website.To read the rest of the review (IMDb form too short) visit: http://custodianfilmcritic.com/ai-wei-wei-never-sorry/

I'll be honest, I am not a political activist. I am not on top of what's happening in the world or in politics both nationally and internationally. And I have one thing to say about that after seeing this movie. Shame on me! For those of you who don't know him (I didn't until this January), Ai Weiwei is a political artist and activist. He is a sculptor, a painter, a muralist and a lone spokesperson in China who opposes the oppression of his country and the lies that he feels they tell. He dares to speak his truth in what is happening behind the closed doors through his artwork and his words. This movie entranced me from the beginning with its humor and information. It was beautiful and frighteningly ugly to see Ai Weiwei's story. He was followed by a group of documentarians who filmed Ai Weiwei and interviewed those around him, from his mother to his wife, friends, and child. Ai Weiwei was depicted as a bright, articulate, and talented man who wanted to make things better for the next generation as he felt his father's generation failed him. Utilizing his art, Ai Weiwei told horrific stories of what the government has covered up. We continued to watch as Ai Weiwei pushes the governments buttons and the envelope. The government was filmed trying to intervene with Ai Weiwei's attempts to communicate what the government was doing. Internet shutdowns lead to Ai Weiwei utilizing Twitter to communicate each and every step of his drama. Brutality from the government was evident. They wanted him shut down and would do anything. Ai Weiwei's future was at stake, but he will risk everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, in order to ensure that his son will have a better future. No fictional movie could have been written to depict a stronger leader and spokesperson than Ai Weiwei. This was real life. This was a man wanting to change the world. That really puts all the rest of us to shame. We take so much for granted. The Facebook posts I see from "friends" who disagree with Obama and can say so with no fear of death or beating. Ai Weiwei didn't have that luxury. We have freedom. We take it for granted. We are spoiled. Think twice the next time you have an opinion and voice it either to a friend or on-line. There are no repercussions. Ai Weiwei wants the citizens of China to have that same freedom.This documentary was one of the most emotional, educational, yet somehow still entertaining (and sometimes funny!) documentaries I have ever had the honor of seeing. Seek out this movie. It's a limited release, but worth the drive to see it. It will change you and how you view the world. How many movies can do that?