Movies: You are the Apple of my Eye

Movies: You are the Apple of my Eye

INTRODUCTION

It is not a frequent thing, that i see chinese movies. It is also not very frequent, in fact even rare, that I would see a drama or romantic kinda show. It is also not very common to see a show that is pretty good in all catagories. So this movie, You are the Apple of my Eye can be said to be a rare infrequent and uncommon gem amongst all the movie here. In fact it was a pity that i could nearly have missed this show.

Its a taiwanese movie, and apparently its one of the higher grossing movie here in Singapore. Unfortunately, besides word of mouth, there is hardly any advertisement on this show.

This show is pretty smart, in the sense that it tries to make us identify with the main character and how he moves and grows from high school, all the way into adulthood and working life. It then uses these time periods to tell a love story and boy... is it a love story that many people can identify somewhat with and it is a realistic situation complete with sweet beginning and nice end (To prevent spoilers)

Heres a song to get you through the review,

Storyline


To be honest, this show probably falls under the drama, romantic but also comedy genre. It is really pretty funny from the start to the end although from the ratings you probably could guess the jokes are generally sexual in nature. So if you are some purist, then you might be slightly put off, but in reality, life isn't all that pure and innocent from the start to the end and this is reality of life.

Because of this, this show really enables the person to identify with almost all the characters, situations and associated feelings. From the innocence of children to the realism of real adulthood when it strikes you, these are the points that the show tries to bring out.

As long as you can identify with the life and the happenings of the main character, I would say that the storyline is fantastic, because no one can really honestly say that their life story is completely uneventful and there are no ups and downs in their life.


Character


Characters are also well planned and acted out, every single character has enough distinction and screen time to show their impact to the show in general, and every character can be found in our own respective lives in some way or other.

Characters are true to life and don't do anything that you would feel is particularly impossible. Even the additional characters that are added midway in the show do much in adding to the humor and realism of life.


Cinematography


Cinematography is fantastic. Perspectives are closely chosen to convey the very feelings of the moment. It adds immense comedic value as well as allows you to see from the eyes of the characters. Really, this show could possibly have the best Cinematography I have seen in the genre. Everything is very clear and crisp and there are no wasted shots that detract from the feeling of the entire show.


Music


Music is also another very well done point of the show. Placed in the correct moments to evoke the correct feelings. And being a romantic show, the song really helps in bringing out the feeling and making people think about their own past stories.


Spectacle

This show does very very well for the romantic genre, as it brings into it a lot of believability and also is really down to earth and realistic. The show is said to be from a book whereby the author is describing his own love life. I would go so far as to even say that this is not a show, this is life.


Overall


Storyline                   : 4.5 (Great storyline, it follows a person's possible life and does it well and in good fun fashion)
Character                 : 4.5 (Very believable characters, all adding to the value of the show)
Cinematography      : 4.5 (Very good angles to bring up what the director wants to show)
Music                        : 4.5 (Very well use of the songs for the movie's purpose)
Spectacle                  : 4.5 (Telling of a romantic story in a very believable way, its hard to do better then that)


Overall                     : 4.5 (Fans of romantic genre, must see this show, but for all other people, if you are able to understand chinese, you can enjoy this show also. Unless you are a hardcore fan of any other genre and just absolutely HATE romantic shows, you cannot really go wrong with this show)


To my knowledge this show has relatively few screenings already and the shows are usually pretty packed even in the theaters further away from the city. So if you do want to see this show, you might even need to consider booking the tickets to get better places.

As usual, please comment if there is anything you want to add :D Hope you enjoyed the song.