Film Reviews
Reading a film review is an emotional experience. The writer watches a film, feels something, and expresses his (her) response to the film in words. The reader then picks up the feel reading it. A communication is thus accomplished. Language has to be the greatest privilege humans enjoy; animals do not have such tool to exact an abstract concept.
Here are two film reviews (from New York Times and Time Magazine) of Blue Gate Grossing, a Taiwanese teen movie. It is always interesting to see how foreigners see us because we are often too involved with ourselves, forgetting to see things from a different perspective. The writings are also beautiful and perceptive. They show once again that words can get deep into a text, digging out hidden treasures for us to enjoy.
Weijen
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Two Teenage Girls and a Swimmer, Staking Out Territory in a Triangle
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
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