I went away from watching Beijing Punk with a thorough respect for China's punk scene, which wasn't what I expected when I came across the title. Actually, I didn't know what to expect at all, but what better grounds to adopt a punk rock philosophy than growing up under a Communist rule? The bands there, punk bands, are original, and, well, great. This was just a refreshing documentary on a punk scene... I sense the makings of a classic underground, cult, or even mainstream film here. Anyway, I'm thinking back to the first Decline of Western Civilization documentary, going, this competes. Of course, the footage and sound is better, its years later, but one has more of a respect level for these true to life characters, based on their circumstances for adopting the punk rock philosophy, if there is one.
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