This experimental film combines different genres together from rom-com to musical to fantasy to sci-fi to horror (with no audio cue) to drama.
Cinematography is great. Loved the shots of Taiwan.
Acting is great as well.
Music is solid, as it probably matches the rom-com sentiment that the director was trying to convey. HOWEVER...
The movie is CREEPY. The director/writer was trying to get you to empathize with a stalker who follows his childhood crush with the advantage of frozen time. The execution/storytelling was awful because it was trying to make a pervert's behavior acceptable - making us viewers strangely uncomfortable. The tone was off - like if Silence of the Lambs were a rom-com or if Bruce Almighty were a drama.
Anyone has every right to tell their story, but this writing is distasteful. You can tell that the protagonist (or the director for that matter) has never matured into social norms.
Furthermore, I'm a bit appalled by the producers, supporters, studios, and distributors of this movie. Netflix should NOT carry this film for the US market. There should be some ethical responsibility for sending the wrong message.
Side note: I'm very sad to be writing such a harsh critique on a Taiwanese film, especially since I'm such a fan of Taiwanese cinema. But c'mon man!
Just one person's opinion.
Cinematography is great. Loved the shots of Taiwan.
Acting is great as well.
Music is solid, as it probably matches the rom-com sentiment that the director was trying to convey. HOWEVER...
The movie is CREEPY. The director/writer was trying to get you to empathize with a stalker who follows his childhood crush with the advantage of frozen time. The execution/storytelling was awful because it was trying to make a pervert's behavior acceptable - making us viewers strangely uncomfortable. The tone was off - like if Silence of the Lambs were a rom-com or if Bruce Almighty were a drama.
Anyone has every right to tell their story, but this writing is distasteful. You can tell that the protagonist (or the director for that matter) has never matured into social norms.
Furthermore, I'm a bit appalled by the producers, supporters, studios, and distributors of this movie. Netflix should NOT carry this film for the US market. There should be some ethical responsibility for sending the wrong message.
Side note: I'm very sad to be writing such a harsh critique on a Taiwanese film, especially since I'm such a fan of Taiwanese cinema. But c'mon man!
Just one person's opinion.