'Cape No.7' shakes up Taiwan's film industry

Name: Freya 翁(49712063)

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Date:10/08/2008

From:Taiwan Culture Portal





'Cape No.7' shakes up Taiwan's film industry

(http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=812&Itemid=235)


Influenced deeply by American movies, most Taiwanese people prefer Hollywood blockbusters to local ones.And I, no exception, am fond of and familiar with western movies but can't tell exactly what local ones that impress me.Remembering when I entered the theater for "Cape No.7", I didn't cherish much expectation since I'm not interested in local movies.To my great surprise, It turned out that I walked out of the theater with overwhelming appreciation."That, is a Master piece",I thought .Following the elaborately designed story line, the incidents went so naturally without any artificial trace or unnecessary plot that I was utterly sank into the movie. I felt like I was right beside those characters, watching their separate lives bumped into one another, producing conflicts and then fused as one. There were so many elements that touched me, including the eternal love between lovers, how well was the plots mended together, their tolerance for one another and for the environment,and the growth of the characters when their mindsets transformed from narrow ones to open ones.

Unlike those Hollywood movies with splendid effects but shallow meaning, Cape No.7 is relatively simple, however, it delivers profound thoughts(mentioned in the report). Moreover, the background is based on Taiwan,Pingtung, which makes this film full of local atmosphere, and further calls for audiences' recognition.I think it's part of the reason why this movie can be so popular, which has made eighty million dollars.What's more exciting, Cape No.7 had been chosen for Pusan international film festival along with other nine movies. I hope that this role model can perk up the movie industry in Taiwan. And there would be more and more brilliant and hard-working directors devote to film making. Last but not the least, Cape No.7 is really an honorable movie and indeed deserves its fame.