I have never ever been a fan of martial arts movie or dramas, but Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee (2000) won me over with the lush sceneries and fluid camerawork. I especially loved the fighting scenes among the bamboo forests, the gentle sway of the bamboo shoots due to the moving breeze is similar to how Mu Bai and Jen “fly” and pit their skills against each other – it is graceful and with ease, yet definitely powerful.
Au Revior Taipei by Arvin Chen (2010) is a light-hearted romance comedy, to describe it aptly using the words from a critic’s review on it, the movie is alike to “Taiwan delicacy ‘Pearl Milk Tea’ -- sweet, bubbly, with something tasty to chew on”. After watching many of the films in my 40 movies list which almost all inevitably touches on something dark in life, Au Reviour Taipei is purely sweet and cheery. I loved the ending scene of the both leads doing the lindy hop, it makes me wanna do the same too, hahaha.
I have created a poster as my response to Lust, Caution by Ang Lee (2007).
