The literal translation of the title of this movie is: Pigeons Fly
This movie is another masterpiece of honest criticism on the Cultural Revolution disguised in eulogy. What the movie criticizes is the fact that during the Cultural Revolution, people in charge are those who were considered to be political dependable, and that could be judged in only one way: the absolute obedience. The actual ability to lead, to supervise, or to manage was ignored and as a result, the sport team such as gymnastics performed poorly. After all, political propaganda simply cannot replace scientific training methods.
This movie deserves at least 9 of out 10 for criticizing this problem and if the criticism was more direct instead of masked under eulogy, it would get a perfect 10.
