In 2008, Cape No.7 fever was all around Taiwan. It suddenly attracted people’s attention. People are wondering why this movie can win not only Taiwanese’s hearts, but also those of people from some other Asian countries. One major element is the completeness of the story. The story of Cape No.7 is very complete.
In this movie, is there only one story, which is about the Japanese teacher and Tomoko? Actually, in my observation, there are 10 love stories in total.
The first story, of course, is the love story between the Japanese teacher and Tomoko. From the beginning of the movie, it describes these two characters’ love story from a flashing back scene. The teacher just went back to Japan and left Tomoko in Taiwan. After so many years, those letters are sent back by the teacher’s daughter. Then Aga, the leading actor in this movie, is the person who is going to finish this story. In the end, he sent the letters to Tomoko. By doing this, the first story is finished.
The second story is about Aga and Tomoko, another girl who has the same name as the student before. At first, they don’t like each other. After their accidental one-night stand, they turned out to be in love with each other. When Tomoko reads about the letters from Japan, she asks Aga to make sure he sends these letters to another Tomoko. Finally, Aga realizes what he really wants. He sends those letters back and get together with Tomoko.
Aga and his family have another story, which is the third one. Aga’s father is Aga’s step father. He expresses his concerns to Aga, but Aga doesn’t accept that. Aga’s mother loves Aga very much. She takes care of the whole family, being a bridge connected Aga and Aga’s father. In the end, because of the success of warm-up for the concert, Aga’s father realizes his son is capable of doing something meaningful. Their family relationship becomes complete in the end.
The fourth story is about Dada’s mom, which is that Tomoko is her grandmother. Without her, Tomoko will not find out who is another Tomoko. Without this information, Aga will never find where Cape No.7 is. She says she did something very bad to her grandmother. I think this doubt in her mind probably is solved by Tomoko. Tomoko tells her about those letters. Maybe the old Tomoko still believes the Japanese teacher will come back. But Dada’s mom tells her that it is impossible. The old Tomoko’s daughter is a perfect example. She fights with the old Tomoko and finally runs out of the house.
Actually, she has two stories. Another story of hers is the reason why she hates Japanese. Her mother was abandoned by a Japanese man. In the end, she realizes that not every Japanese man is irresponsible. The Japanese teacher has tried to send letters to her grandmother. Her story ends here.The fifth one is about Rauma and his wife. His wife left him because she thinks that Rauma’s job is too dangerous. He was once in a special force of police. In order to make his wife stay, he left the force, becoming a policeman in a small town. However, his wife still abandoned him. In the end of this movie, Rauma finds another person to cherish in his life, that is, his father.
The sixth story is about Old Mao and his passion for music. The love in this story is for music, and also for fame. Old Mao wants to be famous. He thinks he can play yueqin very well. No matter how many efforts he has to put in practicing or what instrument he can play, he just wants to be on stage. In the end, he succeeds and achieves his dream.
The seventh story is about Frog and the motorcycle shop’s owner’s wife. The owner of the shop is alcohol-addicted. He doesn’t take care of the children and the shop. Frog helps the owner’s wife and gradually becomes in love with her. In the end, by performing in the concert, he shows his passion for her. Although the owner’s wife does not get together with him, Frog feels satisfied if she knows his concerns.
The eighth story is about Malasun and Meiling. At first, Meiling doesn’t have a good impression of Malasun. But gradually, Meiling falls in love with Malasun’s passion for his work and also for his talent. The ninth story is about Dada and her friend. Well, this is just puppy love. Dada’s friend likes Dada very much.
The last story is about the band. All the people in this band, including Tomoko, all become good friends and companions. They share their love together in the band. Their success in the concert attributes to their union in the end.
Finally, making these observations makes me rethink this movie again and again. I find out that every scene of this movie is vividly flashing through my mind. This is really a successful movie, in terms of the completeness of its story.
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