I remember a few years ago when fans ridiculed Faye Wong and begged manufacturers to make more bad movies, because they wanted to listen to Faye Wong's new songs.
In other words, no matter how bad a movie is, as long as the theme song is good, it can add points to the movie to some extent. Of course, I don't really like the song "The Name Engraved in Your Heart" itself, and I heard it mentioned by a gay acquaintance by chance. It is emphasized here that this acquaintance is gay, of course, because the genre of this film is universal and special.
It's already 2021. From "Brokeback Mountain" to "Breakthrough", apart from the fact that homosexuality is gradually accepted and recognized by the public, it is really difficult for this genre to find a breakthrough to catch the audience's attention. I am afraid that only in a specific historical context can different conflicts and contradictions emerge, not to mention that this movie has its predecessor "Who fell in love with it first". But to be honest, not only is the period of the lifting of martial law in Taiwan an era worth describing in detail, but there is also a very interesting background such as faith, but the movie still leaves most of the details to youth love itself, which is destined to be a tragedy Without the support of two huge themes, such as belief and era, the pain of the film is not very different from other youth films in conception.
But what is special is that films like Taiwan are a fact that the mainland lacks. Although we will not be kidnapped by political correctness, nor will we become the flattering pawn of politicians, we have to admit that the acceptance of homosexuality is actually slower than expected, whether it is legal or conceptual. Some homosexual works belonging to us can only be marginalized or even significantly modified and deleted. And watch the movies of Taiwan's little brother and scratch it. So, to put it simply, is it possible to replace the period of time when Taiwan was lifted to a certain period of time in the mainland?
In general, the place where the movie stands out is undoubtedly the theme song and genre. But there are many who are not brilliant. They fail to grasp the heavy intertwining of history and belief, and put too much brush and ink on the mutual pulling of their feelings, and lack the pressure of family, friends, and teachers in a small environment. The overall lighting of the film is strange, the dark scenes are a bit like Wong Kar Wai, and the bright scenes also return to the brightness of youth films. The narration is too trivial and the rhythm seems slow, but I don't agree that you have to pull it up to the level of a literary film. But as a youth film, it will look too much like the director's own private memories. Therefore, I can only give 3 points. It shows too much the director's private emotions, and I don't think it will resonate with too many people. (Especially for heterosexual people?)
ps Finally, I am a face-blind person, and I didn't know who the two male protagonists were in the first 30 minutes of the film.
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