I really like your argument about the relevance of this kind of movie today. I also get that it can be effective in evoking emotion for certain audiences. When I watched it, though, I didn’t find it as moving as I wanted to. I couldn’t fully connect with the main character-he came across as a bit flat in terms of his motivations and conflicts. I think that’s also why a lot of people feel like it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. The protagonist’s struggles don’t feel all that original. That said, for people who haven’t seen many classic dramas, this could still hit harder. As a first feature film, it shows that the director knows his craft and understands the indie filmmaking scene. Hopefully, this helps him secure a spot in the industry where he’ll have more freedom to write and direct more original works.
I'm glad to hear your thoughts on the movie. I also enjoyed it quite a bit, and I was honestly surprised at just how funny it was - I laughed out loud quite a few times. I might've been predisposed to enjoy it since I'm a '95 baby from the Bay Area and a lot of the details rung very true for me, even though I am not Chinese or Taiwanese. That said, it's still valuable to see a place and time you're familiar with from a point of view that you're very much not familiar with.
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Did you check out Didi when it was in theaters? What did you think?
I really like your argument about the relevance of this kind of movie today. I also get that it can be effective in evoking emotion for certain audiences. When I watched it, though, I didn’t find it as moving as I wanted to. I couldn’t fully connect with the main character-he came across as a bit flat in terms of his motivations and conflicts. I think that’s also why a lot of people feel like it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. The protagonist’s struggles don’t feel all that original.
That said, for people who haven’t seen many classic dramas, this could still hit harder. As a first feature film, it shows that the director knows his craft and understands the indie filmmaking scene. Hopefully, this helps him secure a spot in the industry where he’ll have more freedom to write and direct more original works.
Very valid point, check out the short documentary Nai nai and Wai Po if you can, that movie really worked for me
I'm glad to hear your thoughts on the movie. I also enjoyed it quite a bit, and I was honestly surprised at just how funny it was - I laughed out loud quite a few times. I might've been predisposed to enjoy it since I'm a '95 baby from the Bay Area and a lot of the details rung very true for me, even though I am not Chinese or Taiwanese. That said, it's still valuable to see a place and time you're familiar with from a point of view that you're very much not familiar with.
Always really interesting to see how people who aren't (insert demographic identity of movie character) view a movie