Main Title: You Are the Apple of My Eye
Native title: 那些年,我們一起追的女孩
Also Known as: Na xie nian, wo men yi qi zhui de nu hai
Released Date: August 19, 2011
Average Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.
Genres: Drama, Romance, School
Country: Taiwan
Synopsis:
Changhua, west coast of Taiwan, 1994. Sixteen-year-old Ko Ching-teng (Ko Chen-tung) is a pupil at Chingchang High School, along with his pals ?Boner? (Yen Sheng-yu), the serious ?Fattie? A-ho (Steven Hao), the bragging ?Cock Tsao? (Owodog) and the lascivious ?Groin? (Tsai Chang-hsien). All have a crush on the brightest student in their class, goody two-shoes Shen Chia-yi (Michelle Chen), but she is only interested in her studies. When Ching-teng and Boner are caught fooling around in class, Ching-teng is made to sit in front of her and is put under her personal supervision. Chia-yi makes it her personal mission to get Ching-teng interested in taking schoolwork seriously.
[u]Cast:
-Ko Chen-tung as Ko Ching-teng, nicknamed 'Ko-teng', a mischievous boy in his school days who later becomes a writer. Ko Ching-teng is the actual name of the director Giddens.
-Michelle Chen as Shen Chia-yi, a student who consistently scores well in tests and is an outgoing person. Because of her disdain for boys that are more stupid than herself, she decides to help Ching-teng to improve his grades. In the process, she found herself falling in love with him.
-Owodog as Tsao Kuo-sheng, nicknamed "Lao Tsao", one of Ching-teng's friends. He used to have a huge crush on Chia-yi, and once asked Ching-teng to deliver a love letter to her on his behalf.
-Steven Hao as Hsieh Ming-ho, nicknamed "A-he", one of Ching-teng's friend. He loves to eat, and is always made fun of by his friends due to this. He is the only person in the group who has officially dated Chia-yi.
-Tsai Chang-hsien as Liao Ying-hung,one of Ching-teng's best friends. He likes to crack jokes and perform magic tricks. He later became a librarian in a public library.
-Yen Sheng-yu as Hsu Bo-chun, nicknamed 'Boner', one of Cheng-teng's friends.
-Wan Wan as Hu Chia-wei, Chia-yi's best friend. She likes to draw pictures, and after she graduated from school, became a manga artist who is known to the public as "The Queen of Blogs" (部落格天后).
Notes
-The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko. Giddens also made his directorial debut when he self-directed this film.
-World premiere at the 13th Taipei Film Festival on June 25, 2011
-Released in Taiwanese cinemas on August 19, 2011.
-The film was well received by film critics, and it also set many box office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singaporean box offices.
-Actor Ko Chen-tung won the "Best Newcomer" award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards for his role in this film.
I'm currently watching this movie, has anyone else seen it?
Sleepninja wrote: Just added it haha It looks good.
Haha to the monster :p But yeah it does look good! I'm about 15 minutes in it so far haha. I only wish I had better subs but at least they're good enough that I can understand what's going on :p
Watched it on the plane. Perhaps there was a lot of hype to it so it didnt end up as good as I had expected it to be.
However, its a real story, so that gives it ALOT of plus points.
It is a good story at the end of the day.
bannie wrote: Watched it on the plane. Perhaps there was a lot of hype to it so it didnt end up as good as I had expected it to be.
However, its a real story, so that gives it ALOT of plus points.
It is a good story at the end of the day.
I kind of agree with that - at the end of the movie I was left with a sort of blank feeling, I guess because things didn't turn out how I had hoped or maybe because I found the ending to be a bit weird. Part of me is blaming it on the terrible quality of subtitles I had to watch it.
And I do agree about that being a true story is a plus and it is a good story, just not as good as I'd hoped it to be.
the thing i like in this that gave impact on me
is
the the conclusion that i hope for turn out the opposite which is very realistic, (not the weird scene^^),
still..ending up not really my fave^^
no over dramatic scene ( comedy first 3/4 then drama like hell in the end)
I just completed this movie and I think it's beautiful..for those who already watched it, may i know your feedback about this movie?!?because I'm quiet curious of different reactions about it's ending..Many thanks^^
I liked it!
It's a really sweet and funny movie. I liked the ending too because it made the movie feel more realistic somehow. Even though the movie was really good, I thought it would be better (much better). So I was a little disappointed tbh. It's totally worth watching though!
I liked it, LOOL too funny at the end where he kissed her groom. I still wish they ended up together, but i guess it comes from a perspective where you would want the person you love to be happy, even if it means not being with you.