Cinema of Taiwan
The Cinema of Taiwan is deeply rooted in the island's unique history .Since its introduction to Taiwan in 1901 under Japanese rule , cinema has developed in Taiwan through several distinct stages.
It has also developed outside of the Hong Kong mainstream and the censorship of the People's Republic of China .
Characteristic：
Taiwanese Director
In recent years, Taiwan's film industry has been supported by a group of silent film makers. Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang have built their director's position in international film. In addition, Tsai Ming-liang , an oversea Chinese student from Malaysia, has gained the world's attention as a Taiwanese director.
Influence of the Government
Since the late Japanese colonial period to martial law in Taiwan, the development of Taiwanese film has been dominated by the official camp studio development. In fact, the production of film at that stage is mainly news footage taken by the government-run studio (Taiwan film companies, the Central Motion Picture Corporation, China Film Studio) and the production of political commercials. Until today, the Taiwan government-funded "Film Fund" is still an important way to explore Taiwan's film talent; this film grant brings a lot of criticism. However, from the "creative, active point of view of Taiwan's film industry" point of view, it remains its subject certainly. In fact, many people believe that the grant is in fact a counseling structure of the Taiwanese culture.
The Government Information Office is in charge of the film grant. Grants are given to film uses "film" as a unit, and is divided into two groups of five million and 800 million. Amounts of money spent should be at least $120 million in 15 films. On the application, there are certain specifications. For example, the purpose of the group of five million grant is to encourage new directors directing a feature film for the first time.
Documentary
In addition to the well-known directors and their film,Taiwanese documentaries are flourishing as well. The development of Taiwanese documentaries is primarily the result of the lifting of martial law in 1987 and the popularity of small electronic camcorders. Another success factor comes from the support and promotion by the Taiwan Council for Cultural Affairs. In fact, other government units and private organizations are also actively supporting. They have established a variety of film festivals and awards to encourage the production of excellent documentaries.
Recently, Taiwan has produced a group of young documentary filmmakers. They are from all sectors of the Taiwanese society; the themes of their works are varied. Themes arise from the subject himself or his family, and explore serious social or political issues. The documentary spindle also explores the social issues in order to explore the personal lives and problems. Overall, Taiwanese documentaries have gained international attention gradually, and there are many international film festival award-winning records.
《Hear Me》 （2009）
Hear Me (Chinese: 聽說) is a 2009 Taiwanese movie.
Cast：
Eddie Peng - Tian-kuo
Ivy Chen - Yang Yang
Yanxi Chen - Xiao Peng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKxuy8Cdxs
Plot：
Tian Kuo is a genial twenty-year-old living with his parents, running deliveries for their restaurant, biking boxed lunches all over the city. He often stops at the local swimming pool, dropping off orders for the team of deaf athletes who train there.
One day he notices Yang Yang (Ivy Chen), a pretty young deaf girl who follows the team to cheer on her sister Xiao Peng, who's hoping to make the cut for the forthcoming Deaflympics. Tian Kuo's instantly smitten, and he's got a good command of sign language, so he tries to strike up a friendship with Yang Yang, hoping it'll lead to something more.
Film Review：
The most beautiful part of the movie, than Eddie and Ivy Chen love. Eddie deep delight, gestures full of humor, it is very suitable for the role of such a sunshine boy, the girl trick though nothing creative, but also in good faith, disguised as a tree is really naive idea, but people saw I could not help but laugh! This trick himself on MSN also absolutely. Long time no see this type of silly Liangxiaowucai love, I feel like a breeze, so sweet, even sad not entirely bitter, "just like you, want u together." The original is the most touching love words.
I think, sometimes we may be too dependent on sound, in fact, true feelings only heart can understand. Over the years, I have been the sound of the heart as a sense of security, one day heard the music, the day did not say a word, I felt something was amiss. After watching the film, I am looking for a sudden one day, a man, shut the music off the ears, turn off all sweet and noisy sound, just open heart, completely silent atmosphere safely get along with themselves, if they can therefore no longer fear I can really feel the power of silence, from yourself, not others.
"Hear Me " the film is a very comfortable, not too heavy or convoluted plot of domestic films, the story is simple, vivid narrative, it feels like walking in sunny day afternoon, a light breeze blowing over, together blown away by the pressure in the heart of chaos, the gradual aging of the soul, and instantly the young up and discovered that in fact have not yet old, that quiet silent moving force, as if to tell me: just woke youth, will bloom again.
My Recommend：
《Murmur of the Hearts》（2015）
Murmur of the Hearts ( Chinese : 念念 ) is a 2015 Hong Kong-Taiwanese romantic drama film directed by Sylvia Chang .It was released on April 10, 2015 in Taiwan and April 30, 2015 in China. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAeflY1Sti0
Film Review：
I like this movie presents the emotional details, it has a sense of distance so that the original story and characters, she keeps close to our inner world. So, from the beginning I do not have sympathy to a few details can not help but cry, understand what obsession, but also understand the "obsessed" in mind.
Growth, not someone else wants us to change and go change, is in a critical moment of life, we are no longer only their eyes and saw the pain of others that moment, life will no longer be just endless swirl.
Some people need other people to save themselves, some people are alienated by the person holding to save himself. Regardless of the selected mode, people will eventually be able to face their own, with their reconciliation to unlock and loved ones mind.
Then I remembered people who had loved life, and some people had not around, but always in my heart, and unknowingly still deeply affected me now. Alternatively, the "impact" is equivalent to "accompany", has been living in the heart of how people are not leaving. The so-called obsession, maybe it is.
《Island Etude》（2006）
Island Etude (Chinese: 練習曲) is a 2006 Taiwanese film directed by Chen Huai-en. It was Taiwan's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Written and directed by Chen Huai-en (陳懷恩) Released: April 2007 Genre: Drama Length: 108 min. Language: Mandarin
A film about an deaf college student who grabs his bike, backpack, and guitar and goes on a 7-day, 6-night round-the-island tour. On the way he discovers the natural and cultural beauty of Taiwan and during his encounters with different people he is exposed to local arts, folk customs, approaches to environmental protection, traditional family values, and a host of other cultural enlightenments.
A celebrated dictum: With a lot of things, if you don't do them now, you will never have the opportunity again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI20IbKPPe8
《The Wedding Banquet》（1993）
The Wedding Banquet (Chinese: 喜宴) is a 1993 film about a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a mainland Chinese woman to placate his parents and get her a green card. His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet.
The film was directed by Ang Lee and stars Winston Chao, May Chin, Kuei Ya-lei, Sihung Lung, and Mitchell Lichtenstein. The Wedding Banquet is the first of three movies that Ang Lee has made about gay characters; the second is Brokeback Mountain and the third is Taking Woodstock. The film is a co-production between Taiwan and the United States. Together with Pushing Hands and Eat Drink Man Woman, all made in Taiwan, all showing the Confucian family at risk, and all starring the Taiwanese actor Sihung Lung, it forms what has been called Lee's "Father Knows Best" trilogy.
Plot：
Wai-Tung Gao and Simon are a happy gay couple living in Manhattan. Wai-Tung is in his late 20s, so his tradition-minded parents are eager to see him get married and have a child in order to continue the family line. The early part of the film is madcap comedy. When Wai-Tung's parents hire a dating service, he and Simon stall for time by inventing impossible demands. They demand an opera singer and add that she must be 5'9" have two PhD's and speak five languages. The service actually locates a 5'8" Chinese woman who sings Western opera, speaks five languages and has a single PhD. She is very gracious when Wai-Tung explains his dilemma, as she, too, is hiding a relationship (with a Caucasian man). At Simon's insistence, Wai-Tung decides to get married to one of his tenants, Wei-Wei, a penniless artist from mainland China in need of a green card. Besides helping out Wei-Wei, Simon and Wai-Tung hope that this will placate Wai-Tung's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gao decide to fly in from Taiwan, bringing US$30,000 to hold an extravagant wedding for their son. Wai-Tung dares not tell his parents the truth, because his father, a retired officer in the Chinese Nationalist Army, has just recovered from a stroke; they go through with the wedding. However, the heartbreak his mother experiences at the courthouse wedding prepares the story for a shift to drama. The only way to atone for the disgraceful wedding is a magnificent wedding banquet. After the banquet, Wei-Wei rapes a drunken Wai-Tung, and becomes pregnant. Simon is extremely upset when he finds out, and his relationship with Wai-Tung begins to deteriorate.
Shortly after, Mr. Gao has another stroke, and in a moment of anger, after a fight with both Simon and Wei-Wei, Wai-Tung admits the truth to his mother. She is shocked and insists that he not tell his father. The perceptive Mr. Gao has seen more than he is letting on; he secretly tells Simon that he knows about their relationship, and, appreciating the considerable sacrifices he made for his biological son, takes Simon as his son as well. Simon accepts the Hongbao from Wai-Tung's father, a symbolic admission of their relationship, but Mr. Gao makes him promise not to tell anyone; without everyone trying to lie to him, he points out, he'd never have gotten a grandchild.
After making an appointment to have an abortion, Wei-Wei decides to keep the baby, and asks Simon to stay together with Wai-Tung and be the baby's other father. In the final parting scene, as Wai-Tung's parents prepare to fly home, Mrs. Gao has forged an emotional bond to daughter-in-law Wei-Wei. Mr. Gao accepts Simon and warmly shakes his hand. In the end, both derive some happiness from the situation, and they walk off to board the aircraft, leaving the unconventional family to sort itself out.
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