A History of Taiwan: Brighter Summer Day - The Lookout #15

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  • A look at Edward Yang's 1991 Film "Brighter Summer Day" as an allegorical representation of Taiwanese history.
    SOURCE
    Tug of War: The Story of Taiwan (PBS, 1998)
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    The Lookout is a series of video essays about movies, culture, and history. I’m really excited to share these videos with you. Let me know what you think in the comments!
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    This video was made by Jaewon Choi.

ความคิดเห็น • 25

  • @SuperAtomicMuffin
    @SuperAtomicMuffin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    A brighter summer day showed me the true potential and scope of cinema.

    • @jeeyuantan7711
      @jeeyuantan7711 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes this is the scope: th-cam.com/video/uVHpBDhrKyk/w-d-xo.html

  • @yingtszliao6469
    @yingtszliao6469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    So glad to see this😍since I'm a big fan of Edward Yang's films
    Hello from Taiwan👋

    • @tengjessy2607
      @tengjessy2607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello, I'm a big fan of Edward Yang and I'm vietnamese from France. I love Taiwan and one day I will visit here. I very like films of Edward Yang as well as Taiwan movies.
      I believe Taiwan is a country and isn't belong of China. I support you to gain independence.

  • @billt5410
    @billt5410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Not only this is based on a true event but the original Chinese title we are already told whats gonna happen in the film, a murder. Still the ending of this movie really hits so hard left me speechless for a good while.

  • @jorgemendez9082
    @jorgemendez9082 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent analysis of a great movie

  • @criticalhippo4294
    @criticalhippo4294 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I felt like there was so much in this film to unpack and dissect, excluding the contextual stuff. This video has been a really great insight into that!

  • @vackrakristaller
    @vackrakristaller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I was apprehensive at first about doing an allegorical reading of a slice-of-lifey film but this is super convincing. Good video, I like the musical framing for the essay. Also just looking at the film is a delight.

  • @abirhasaneka6298
    @abirhasaneka6298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is a quality video essay. keep it up.

  • @khashayarmohammadi3651
    @khashayarmohammadi3651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are an excellent video reviewer! as an aspiring video reviewer I watch your videos for inspiration! watched Brighter summer day because of this video and it was Magnificent. what a masterpiece.

  • @jacintopbl
    @jacintopbl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful movie, i ve just finished watch it. Thanks for the information, first thing i thought when i finished it is that i need to learn about Taiwan´s history.

  • @qwintzy
    @qwintzy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Surprised this doesn’t have more views

  • @luchspru4666
    @luchspru4666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the insight.
    Greetings from Berlin, Germany.
    Danke.

  • @megamcee
    @megamcee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video

  • @rlfcynz
    @rlfcynz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great movie great essay! Greetings from India

  • @DrDog1212
    @DrDog1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Violent but ultimately impotent ways" - not ultimately impotent, see the 2:30hr marker of the film.

  • @binghamguevara6814
    @binghamguevara6814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Tawainian 'Gone With the Wind'?

  • @winstonko3513
    @winstonko3513 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God, thank you so much for sharing this film and our country's history (though we're still fighting against Beijing to prove ourselves as an independent nation )

  • @neilugaddan
    @neilugaddan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Youth Homicide Incident on Guling Street (1991)

  • @rendroaryo5387
    @rendroaryo5387 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Taiwan New Wave!

  • @equipadont
    @equipadont 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im halfway through the film and this was recommended. Still dont get what is the allegory here, its a very straightforward storytelling imo

    • @louisaparker
      @louisaparker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now, two weeks later, you have hopefully finished the film. It's a long one.

    • @equipadont
      @equipadont 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@louisaparker indeed. Was the stabbed girl supposed to be "the mainland"?

  • @pr1meKun
    @pr1meKun ปีที่แล้ว

    why tf he killed her?

    • @btwx228
      @btwx228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      because she betrayed him by cheating on him with his friend when she was all he really had left except cat. Also his pent up anger with society and his hopelessness with life was probably part of it