Directed by: Edward Yang
Written by: Edward Yang, Hung Hung
SUMMARY
A dry comedy that follows the an ensemble of young people that are all dealing with finding meaning and fakeness in an a quickly modernizing Taiwan that is moving all too fast. The film centers on a misunderstanding between the most grounded characters Qiqi and Ming, and they are torn apart by a fight but come together at the end.
RATING
B+
This story is a dry, slice-of-life kind of story that moves at a slow pace and is a comedy that comes more from observation than outright slapstick. We are presented with many young yuppie characters in a speedy, modern Taiwan that are all dealing with fakeness in their own way. I thought the cinematography was so informative as Yang really stays in the wide with, usually, one shot - not in a showy "oner" way, but almost have events transpire like a play. This gives the film a very observational kind of feel. "These silly humans in a glass box experiment" kind of feel, which to me, teaches me the power of close-ups.
SUMMARY
A dry comedy that follows the an ensemble of young people that are all dealing with finding meaning and fakeness in an a quickly modernizing Taiwan that is moving all too fast. The film centers on a misunderstanding between the most grounded characters Qiqi and Ming, and they are torn apart by a fight but come together at the end.
RATING
B+
This story is a dry, slice-of-life kind of story that moves at a slow pace and is a comedy that comes more from observation than outright slapstick. We are presented with many young yuppie characters in a speedy, modern Taiwan that are all dealing with fakeness in their own way. I thought the cinematography was so informative as Yang really stays in the wide with, usually, one shot - not in a showy "oner" way, but almost have events transpire like a play. This gives the film a very observational kind of feel. "These silly humans in a glass box experiment" kind of feel, which to me, teaches me the power of close-ups.