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“Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again.” - Giddens (director of the film). The movie that i watched is called “You are the Apple of My Eye” and the plot is very simple, a group of boys in high school all try to get with prettiest girl in their school. However this movie was by no means simple at all, the way the story was told reminded all of the audience of the guy/girl that got away.

The first thing that made this movie stand out from the typical romantic comedy was the editing, the film’s unique beginning was a breath of fresh air, the audience is introduced to our main character Ko-Teng right away, then it goes to a flashback of Ko-Teng’s school days. This unique cutaway not only keeps the audience engaged but it also gives a sense of first person narration. The film goes on into a diegetic fashion, voiceovers from Teng is almost regular, it really helps the audience connect to Teng, and what he is going through. Other non-diegetic things in this film adds something special to the film, for example the “pee-meter” and the “random text” during the scene between Teng and his friend really lightens the mood. This film has probably the best montage scene I ever seen in a movie, most montage scenes include represents some dull change in a character in a short period of time, for example when Rocky is training himself before the big fight, however in this film the montage scene represents everything that Teng has ever felt about the girl that he loves so much. Of course the editor reused some of the scenes however it works because it gives the movie a sense of an nostalgic feeling that really hits the audience hard.

The lighting of the film was would you would expect from a romantic comedy movie, however there were a few scenes that stood out above the rest. A example beings to mind is when Ko-Teng and all of his friends go to the beach the day after they graduated from high school. The bright and warm lights that shines on each of the character’s faces reflects what they are feeling and in that exact moment, it was happiness. Throughout the film lights give meaning to what the characters are feeling, for example when Ko-Teng and Chia-Yi break up the lighting is dark and you can clearly see the shadows of the characters, this really help understand their mood and what they are feeling.

Music, probably something more important then food in some teenager of course will play a big part in a movie of teenage romance. Music were used in very different ways, in some cases they were diegetic, for example when Ko-Teng was talking about how in the year 1994, Jacky Cheung sold more then a million cassettes for the “Kiss Goodbye” album he was also listening to the song. This way of using music really brings the audience to the character’s world and it gives a sense of time. In other cases music was also used in a none-diegetic way however it still works very effectually. For example when Ko-Teng and all of his friends part way on the train station leaving for different colleges it allows the audience to feel what the characters are feeling at that moment, and in that case it was sadness and confusion.

Overall I highly recommend this movie, not only can I say it is the probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen but it is also that is very relatable, the theme of chasing the girl of your dream is extremely common in movies nowadays but they not tell the honest and embarrassing truth like this movie.