Yi Yi (2000): Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. (7.9)
Director: Edward Yang
Stars: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin and Issei Ogata
Languages: Mandarin, English (w/ English subtitles)
Good to see another contemporary Taiwanese movie. The story has lots of little quirks, a wedding, a dying mother/grandmother, teenage romances and heartbreaks, middle age rekindling of lost love, family dynamics of various people, etc. etc. Yet, it doesn't feel overwhelming. There's lots of room in most scenes for quiet reflection. I liked the way the story is told with many pauses, without dialog. Life is complicated. It is tangled; it is hard; it is no picnic. But, at the end, it is as complicated as we make it out to be. Loved this story with many holes, many loose ends, and many untold and unfinished stories. My Rating: 8.5
