Yi Yi
2000 Directed by Edward Yang
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Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.
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Still one of the most marvellous, warming, beautiful films I've ever seen. The cinematic equivalent of reconnecting and conversing with an old friend, Edward Yang's final film is three hours long but constantly fascinating, enriching and absorbing. A cinematic masterpiece more than deserving of that tiresome but true term, it is Yang's farewell to cinema and his loveliest, richest work of art. I applaud it and I applaud Yang. Were he still alive, I'd like more than anything to shake his hand and thank him for this profound film which has helped me and made me happy for so long and in so many ways.
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Yi Yi belongs to a trinity of great films that came out of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in the year 2000. The first, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, achieved international mainstream acclaim and success. The Second, Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love, is a gem of beauty that most cinephiles have come to love. This leaves Edward Yang's Yi Yi, which is one of the most criminally underseen movies out there. It is a quiet contemplation of life and all that it entails.
Yi Yi is the story of the Jians, a middle class family living in Taipei. Specifically, we see the story through the father NJ, his teenage daughter Ting-Ting, and his young son Yang-Yang.…
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Like a modern version of an Ozu film. Looked beautiful, acted superbly and an altogether gorgeous cinematic experience.
I will give a more in depth review tomorrow as it is currently 4:20 AM and I'm part tired, part blown away by the sheer beauty of this picture. It mixes the complex narrative while simultaneously being perfectly sparse and simple, giving us an array of characters and storylines to embrace. If there is not at least one character you can relate to at any stage of your life then you must be some kind of freak...
A moving, near perfect last statement. A masterpiece in showcasing modern family life.
Onwards I go, to A Brighter Summer Day....
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Edward Yang's Yi Yi is a culmination of everything the director had done up to that point, considering the quality of his earlier work this is unsurprisingly, for me, one of the greatest films made in the last 15 years. It's a film that begs the viewer to partake and derive the substance from the film themselves. Using a family of nine we are shown a wealth of themes that overlap and I find it overwhelming how well developed and entwined they are. Family, relationships, marriage, friendships, education, work, mortality, communication, the list goes on. As well as effortlessly changing theme, Yang has the ability to carefully switch tones, harmonizing sadness with laughter.
By having such a wide span of…
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Ah, I expected so much more from this movie, since it has so many good reviews about it.
I loved the cinematography, colors, location, and the warm feeling.
But this movie was almost 3 hours long, and nothing much happend.
The story line for me was not interesting enough. -
I don't think I've ever seen a more realistic portrayal of everyday life and the issues we encounter than this stunning piece of work by Edward Yang. Suffice to say I was completely blown away by it's beauty and how sincere it is, this is a journey that will take you through a wide range of emotions.
Yi Yi is the story of a middle-class Taiwanese family and is split up into several different narratives, each following a different member of the family and their problems. The focus lies on three main characters:
NJ, the father of the family, is disillusioned by his work and has different views on the direction of the company compared to his co-workers. On top…
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A beautiful film about real life. Each of the characters, even 8-year-old Yang-Yang, ask themselves big and profound questions about life and love. Almost three hours long, the time doesn't rush by. This movie takes its time, and it's a very enjoyable three hours, and time well spent. Full of laughter and moments of joy, as well as tears and moments of frustration and deep sadness, the film portrays a wide range of human emotions that we experience at different stages of life. The performances from the entire cast are wonderful. I was extremely impressed by the young actors who played teenager Ting-Ting and young Yang-Yang. Everyone did an exceptional job. Director Edward Yang makes interesting use of shots through…
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a film about my country
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A tender generational epic. Devastatingly poignant in its characters bewilderment of the traditionally cinematically-banal dealings of life: love, work, family, school etc. It would be hard for a lot of filmmakers to produce something this understated yet captivating. Literal reflections are almost a character of their own in this film. A static shot of a characters reflection in a window facing the cityscape is like a photograph: worth a thousand words and more valuable than any attempt at exposition. I've owned this for quite some time now and I think it's a remarkable coincidence that I decided to watch it at this moment in my life. Wonderful film.
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Ah, I expected so much more from this movie, since it has so many good reviews about it.
I loved the cinematography, colors, location, and the warm feeling.
But this movie was almost 3 hours long, and nothing much happend.
The story line for me was not interesting enough. -
My first experience with Edward Yang's films is one that I will always remember. An extremely engaging and intimate portrait of a Taiwanese family which explores the difficult choices that have to make in life as well as the issues that are to be faced. Despite being three hours long I wanted to put it back to the start and watch it all over again.
Hopefully we'll eventually get some more of his films in decent editions in the future.
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I don't think I've ever seen a more realistic portrayal of everyday life and the issues we encounter than this stunning piece of work by Edward Yang. Suffice to say I was completely blown away by it's beauty and how sincere it is, this is a journey that will take you through a wide range of emotions.
Yi Yi is the story of a middle-class Taiwanese family and is split up into several different narratives, each following a different member of the family and their problems. The focus lies on three main characters:
NJ, the father of the family, is disillusioned by his work and has different views on the direction of the company compared to his co-workers. On top…
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One of the most devastating movies I've ever seen. It's like entering on a bubble that does not give us more than the anxieties of living in the various stages of life. Since the modern life denouement to the questioning of values and traditions. However Yi Yi is a film that must be seen at the right time or may loses all of its meaning.
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Like a modern version of an Ozu film. Looked beautiful, acted superbly and an altogether gorgeous cinematic experience.
I will give a more in depth review tomorrow as it is currently 4:20 AM and I'm part tired, part blown away by the sheer beauty of this picture. It mixes the complex narrative while simultaneously being perfectly sparse and simple, giving us an array of characters and storylines to embrace. If there is not at least one character you can relate to at any stage of your life then you must be some kind of freak...
A moving, near perfect last statement. A masterpiece in showcasing modern family life.
Onwards I go, to A Brighter Summer Day....