Final Paper-Cherry

Cape No.7

This film is very popular in Taiwan after it released. The people no matter how old audiences are love this film because the story’s culture and life style are close to us. Hence, we can realize its background and culture. This film talks about the relationship between Taiwan and Japan, as well as the different races’ relationship in Taiwan such as Hoklo, Hakka, Mainlanders, and Taiwanese aborigines. The south Taiwan is a location which is full of different races. We can see those spots in this film. We can see that Taiwanese lived with Japanese when Japanese occupated Taiwan. First, I talk about the seven love letters which were written by the Japanese teacher missed for his Taiwanese lover. We can feel that the Japanese teacher written the love letters with the sad mood because he has no choice in those era. Their love could not be accepted by others because of relationship between races and nations. Thus, the Japanese teacher abandoned his Taiwanese lover and returned to his hometown that means their love have no result. I think that is way their love can touch audience’s heart. Besides, with the love of Japanese teacher and his Taiwanese lover had no result, it becomes a regret in their mind for their lifetime. I think love is not always perfect, which becomes a deep record and miss in those people’s heart. On the other hand, the actor and actress are the same love with the teacher and his lover.

The differences are the actor is Taiwanese and the actress is Japanese, and their time is different. However, the actor doesn’t give up the love with the actress in the end of story, which reflects the love of the actor and the actress have no regret because they doesn’t want to own the regret love just like the love of Japanese teacher and his Taiwanese lover. Therefore, the result of story becomes the highlight in this film. It is very special is that this film concludes seven different love stories, but the director abstracts the seven love by using simple and fun in plots. The major of this film is also want to talk about the concept conflict between the cultures of foreign and local.

Eventually, I also talk about the actor Van Fan; he is a real Taiwanese man for many women. Van Fan is also very handsome and chart for many girls. Besides, he own genius in music. He composed many famous songs in Cape No.7. Many people can crazy for them when they heard those famous songs. As far as I am concerned, I crush on Van Fan whenever I watched this film as same as Vinia. I love this film deeply because I love their love story and those different cultures.
Eventually, thanks for Vinia’s teach and passion which let me to learn many different popular cultures in this class. Wish you a happy new year!!!