The year, 1895, was full of sadness, indignation and helplessness to Taiwan people. The Ching Government ceded Taiwan to Japanese Empire because the Ching lost a battle in 1894. However, people living in Taiwan fought as volunteers against Japanese force who was ready to take over Taiwan.
Because of Taiwan people’s love to their homeland, family, and nationality, they rose against Japanese force. At first, they got help from the Ching Government, but Government gave up very soon. Although losing Government’s support, volunteers still kept fighting for their own.
The most important part is the identification of our own nationality and homeland. People chose to fight instead of doing nothing but becoming Japanese people with Japanese name, speaking Japanese, and learning Japanese culture. In this film, audience can see that the Taiwan spirit is the great fortitude, loyalty, industriousness, and dauntlessness. Volunteers even faced death without fear in order to protect their home, their family, and remain their nation. Japanese force took over Taiwan over their dead bodies.
Although born and grown up in Taiwan, most people in our generation or in the last generation didn’t know the history which really had happened in our homeland, Taiwan. We had been taught the history and told stories about China, but there was a little about Taiwan, the land we live in and love for so long. The spirit and dignity left from battles in 1895 should be remembered in our mind. By seeing the Taiwanese-made films and hearing the Taiwan local stories, we, Taiwan people, must learn, know and awake to our nationality and spirit.
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