This has been my favorite film so far. I thought this film really touched the heart and left me with this heavy feeling. It is understandable why the government prohibited (and still do) the distribution of this film in China. This film revealed true life for a family struggling during the Great Leap Forward and the major faults of the Communist Party and its lack of care for the masses in society.
 This film was extremely different from that of Breaking With Old Ideas since that film was pure propaganda for the Communist Party. However The Blue Kite revealed the truth and chaos that was occurring during the Great Leap Forward. The people in this film seem to fear the New China. There are banners and flags everywhere around the courtyards supporting the Communist Party; despite the fact that many of these people don’t agree with the decisions of the party they still hang their posters in fear of a struggle with the youth guards of the Red Army.
 I believe that this film was banned in China because it added to the criticism of Moa that was expressed through the encouraged critiques. If a mass audience viewed this film in China, they could come to realize that it was not only their family who suffered dramatically during that time, but mostly all of society, and also question the future ability of the party. In the film we see how the new policies are not benefiting the peasants. Even though there are mass productions the resources are not reaching the peasants who are still left in hunger and poverty, while at the same time fearing their government. I don’t see how such a system ever worked. In the film the youth gangs are just children who have no sense of responsibility or respect for elders, and this youth is suppose to be the future of China. The worst part is these youth gangs have no education since they boycott school and are discouraged from reading anything other than what the party allows them. This movement seemed more like anarchy.
 It is clear why the youth were targeted for the Cultural Movement since they are young and easily influenced. These children have been instilled with radical communism, and feel that they are creating a better China.
 This film really touches the heart with its realization of the brutality of the Communist party. I believe this film was so successful in doing so because it portrays the life of one family throughout the years. It is a shame that the people of China are banned from seeing the truth and the blood that was shed for the Communist Party.