Written on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:14 PM
CAPE NO. 7 海角七号 watched it yet?
just the other day,
my dad and i went to watch this movie together cause we both wanted to watch it
as well as the fact that it would be daddy and daughter bonding time.
truth to be told,
when the lights dimmed and the movie started playing,
i was really confused at quite a few points in the movie.
what is the link between the letters and the main actor?
how did the main characters suddenly fall into love?
(i shant say anymore for fear of spoiling the movie)
but later on,
i realised as i pondered over the movie
that IF one was to watch the movie in a superficial manner,
like how one watches chick flicks and comedies,
one would be unable to understand the full meaning behind this movie
suddenly,
i saw it.
i saw the beauty of this movie and why it was so successful as well as having awesome reviews.
On the surface,
the movie would be a typical love story between a girl and a guy
but if you bother to look deeper,
you would see how the movie is trying to tell people, especially the youths to hold on to their roots, to be PROUD of your own culture,to PROTECT your own identity, to PROMOTE your culture, your race to others.
you can see and feel the love of ones country strongly protrayed
you would also see the movie tries to encourage people not to live with regrets and treasure your loved ones before it's too late.
the letters?
they actually do have a connection to the main actor.. i shant talk about that too much
haha.
as i continued to watch the movie,
understanding began to dawn on me and then i realised how beautiful this film really is.
beyond it's awesome and breath-taking scenery,
beyond it's awesome soundtrack,
beyond it's awesome and funny cast,
i realised how much meaning this film has
and it has really touched me
it has really touched my heart.
i miss taiwan.
i hope my dreams come true