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__**Film: You Are The Apple of My Eye**__ The character JingTeng and JiaYi both wants love and a peaceful life. The plot of this film is about JingTeng and JiaYi's youth. They fell in love with each other and shared beautiful memories together. But in the end JiaYi married someone else other than JingTeng, but this was not a sad ending, because they've both learned to let go and accept fate. They wished each other the best and JingTeng wrote a book about their love story.
 * The plot of the film (what the character wants): **

JingTeng and JiaYi both needs a society that is peaceful and more advanced. In the film they keep missing each other or were not able to contact one another because the technology at that time was not advanced enough. They have to wait hours to make a five minute call, and once if they move away they won't be able to find each other because the technology of the computer was not advanced enough. If they were living under a care-free society, where money is not a big issue, they would live happily ever after. But this is impossible in real life therefore JingTeng and JiaYi did not end up together in the end, JiaYi marries another guy while JingTeng goes to there wedding and wishes them the best. This shows the implicit theme which that the imperfects of people and those moments where fate fools around with us is what makes our lives perfect. In the end both characters wishes each other the best, even they both loved each other but didn't end up together, at least they both know that they loved each other and share great memories of their their most valuable stage of life --- youth. These memories embodies the greatest and most energetic and romantic period of their lives which no one else would share with them.
 * The theme of the film (what the character needs): **

The tone of the film is generally regretful but in a good way. I wanted JingTeng and JiaYi to get together but in the end i realized that the beautiful part was that they didn't. They both will remember each other the best way they could. I felt very emotional and touched due to the plot. The love and memories they share are warm, touching, beautiful, and irreplaceable. In the end the tone was more relieving than regretful. Overall the film was beautiful and touching.
 * The tone of the film (how the film makes you feel, or the emotional content): **

This is the scene where the whole story shifts back in time and the main character JingTeng starts telling the story. The placing of the bike's wheel turning and the time indicated indirectly related to the film by creating a nostalgic tone. The director's choice of using this scene to bring the audience back in time was a smart move, it is like using visual images to say the words:"So this is how it all started". The wheels are shaped like the axis of a clock, "turning us back in time (to 1994)". This is the starting point where the theme is slowly brought out by the plot. This is the starting point where the theme is slowly brought out by the plot. This is the opening scene, it takes place at the present where JingTeng goes to JiaYi's wedding. It directly associates with the film title of "You are the apple of my eye" by he direct object inferring to the title. It was interesting how the director chose to place the objects. The picture of the kids kissing that connects to the idea of youth love foreshadows that there is going to be a lovely story that relates to young, pure, and innocent love relationships. It also carries out the nostalgic tone because the photo looks old, it is a preserved memory, just like JingTeng and JiaYi, how they preserve their memory in their heart and will always remember the exciting love they once shared. The glove beneath the apple implies that even though JiaYi is getting married, life is going on, and that everyone is moving on with their lives; JingTeng still holds the apple, referring to JiaYi, in his hand and cherishes her. The director decides to show this glove again because JiaYi wore this glove and gave it to JingTeng. This indicates that JingTeng still values their memory and will forever cherish their memory. This directly related to the theme of the film by indicating the relationships and the memories shared by the characters by placing the objects in a specific way. The actor conveyed a sense of relief and confidence with this expression. It relates to the theme because it shows that the character has let go of his paste, and is confident and ready to accept that his dream girl, JiaYi, is going to marry someone else. His confident expression shows that he knows that although JiaYi is married to someone else other than him, he will always be the one that "owns" JiaYi when they were experiencing the best part of their life --- their youth. By JingTeng biting the apple it also shows that he is ready to move on, that he let go of his old regrets and decides to value their memory in his heart. This shows that both characters feel relieved and able to let go because they are both in a happy and good state now. This is the scene where the director chooses to place in a non-diegetic element --- voice over. This is indirectly relates to the theme by bringing up the nostalgic tone and introducing the characters, establishing the setting. This is also when the voice over of the future character says "That years, those years". These phrases caught my attention because the chinese title directly translated is:"The girls we chased those years". Therefore the voice over directly infers to the title of the film. It is like the future character using a nostalgic tone presenting his memory and reflecting on himself. Also the location for this scene is the view of Old TaiPei and, it indicates the "road" to his old memories, which takes place in school. (Nothing special, just thought this was an awesome film angle) This scene contrast the difference between both character. This directly relates to the implicit theme of the imperfection of both characters. JiaYi is the good student while JingTeng is the bad student. Both see to live in parallel universe and hates each other. The pictures on the shelf indicates the things that JingTeng likes, it shows that he is more immature compared to JiaYi. While the pens infront of JiaYi indicate that she is a hard working student that focuses on studying and is very strict and serious. <range type="comment" id="403916086_9">The director shows both of the item in the same scene reflects the theme of both characters differences and imperfection.</range id="403916086_9"> The editor choses to put this shot with the wind blowing through the pages of the book indicating the start of JingTeng and JiaYi's past. The director choose to use a book to indicated how both character meet in high school, and they've started to know each other because the good student JiaYi decides to help JingTeng study. This scene sets the nostalgic tone for the audience, it "captures the wind blowing through the tree", gives the audience a moment and hint them that the story is going to begin. The non-diegetic element --- the film title appears on the screen to reenforce the theme of the film. The location is set at school to further emphasize the nostalgic tone <range type="comment" id="403916086_10">because school is the place adults miss the most, </range id="403916086_10">it is the place friends can just be pure friends and love can just be innocent. School will be the place the adults will forever remember, being in school is one of the most memorable phase an adult remembers. It is where the we grow, laugh, cry, and create beautiful memories. This scene, the director used the actors to clearly communicate the difference between the characters. This is a turning point for there relationship, where they both realizes their imperfection and decides to compromise and help each other by admitting their flaws. The actors used dramatic expressions to convey this tone. JingTeng had this contempt and nonchalant expression on while showing a bit of amazement knowing that JiaYi wants to help him. JiaYi rolls her eyes and shows her kindness as well by timorously offering help.
 * Mis En Scene**

This is a montage sequence. This relates to the film by indicating the times past by with both imperfect characters trying to work there way towards each other. They fought against there fate and by understanding each other, they became closer and closer. This also creates a warm and touching tone because it indicates those beautiful memories of both characters spending there time together. These moments that they've spend together are the most valuable time of life. The director choses to use the location of the guys dorm and show a long line of people waiting to use to <range type="comment" id="403916086_11">phone to show the state of the technology</range id="403916086_11"> and emphasize the barriers between JingTeng and JiaYi. It indicates that it is hard for them to reach each other. This gives "fate" a chance to play around with both characters, causing them to miss each other. Especially with the guy on the left, the director uses him as an example of how hard it is to use the telephone because there's constantly people talking about useless things such as the guy on the right asking the person in the telephone:"How many times do you think about me per hour". This scene is the climax of the film. It is when the JingTeng confesses his love and JiaYi asks him if he wants to know her thoughts. JingTeng said no because he was afraid that JiaYi would reject him. The director chose to use a paper light to block both characters to seeing the most true and direct expression of each other, which clearly communicates that both characters like each other and wants to be with each other. <range type="comment" id="403916086_12">Due to the light, both characters were not able to see the true expression and feelings of each other. Also the light acts as a wall, securing them and protecting both character's feelings from being exposed. Once</range id="403916086_12"> the light is gone, they wil return to their normal feeling and not able to express their true expressions and feelings directly to each other. Also the light also symbolizes their future, which they will let go. But this scene also conveys a sadly beautiful tone, which foreshadows their ending that is also sad and beautiful at the same time.