聽說 (Hear Me) [2009]

Posted by :: sixtwentyseven :: | Posted in | Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2010


Taiwanese films are getting more and more interesting. The ability of Taiwanese directors to express simple emotions in a movie is somewhat different from the rest of the region. They did it with 海角七号 (Cape No.7) and now with this movie out not long ago, 听说 (Hear Me).

听说 (Hear Me) is about a boy who helps to do delivery for his family take away business meets a girl who has a sister who aspires to go to the deaflympics through swimming. Due to the fact that she is always caring her sister and uses the sign language to communicate, the boy mistaken her as a person with hearing limitations. The girl also mistaken the boy as a person with hearing limitation as he uses the sign language well and never utter a sound out while communicating with other people with hearing disability. By using the sign language, will the two able to connect with each other?

While the storyline seems common and you'd probably know the ending even before the show ends, the movie does have the ability to show the sincerity of the director. The direction of the movie is very similar to Cape No.7 but of course lower in budget. Furthermore, the movie manages to bring the taiwanese element, something that I feel sometimes is taken for granted. Maybe it's about the rough edges present in the movie. But sometimes, it is these rough edges that brings out the flavor of the movie.

A simple and nice romantic movie to watch. Do give it a take.