#giddens ko

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[yingtan]

I'm grateful that in death, I could meet you again.

Till We Meet Again 月老 2021┃Dir. Giddens Ko

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Till We Meet Again 月老 [Old Moon] (2021) dir. Giddens Ko

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Till We Meet Again (2021)

月老 Till We Meet Again (2021)  directed by Giddens Ko cinematography by  Chou Yi-Hsien

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Till We Meet Again 《月老》 (2021) - Official Movie Stills

Produced by Giddens Ko 九把刀 Starring Kai Ko, Vivian Sung and Gingle Wang

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mon mon mon Monsters (2017) dir. Giddens Ko

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You Are the Apple of My Eye (Japanese) review

my rating: 2/5

Note: I know the original version of this movie is in mandarin, however I haven’t seen it. I just know that the plot is similar in both the movies.

Honestly it has been more than a year since I saw this movie but I still couldn’t get it out of my head. Maybe because the story was so realistic where there isn’t a boy + girl + love = happy ending type formula. I loved the experience of watching the movie even though the acting wasn’t the greatest. I feel like over time I started to understand the story a little better and now when I think about the movie I don’t see the actors, I just remember the feeling I felt watching it. The reason my rating is so low for this movie is because of the acting. I feel like the main characters, especially the female lead, was very vague in her expressions. It just felt like the guy was chasing after a girl who really didn’t know what she wanted, when the story is not about that. It is about a young couple who had very different personalities but somehow still loved each other and how their relationship didn’t last due to their different maturity levels. 

After this movie ended, I felt so uncomfortable, angry and frustrated. I guess I am a bit of an idealist when it comes to love so I couldn’t accept the bittersweet ending. Even though the male lead accepted that the girl moved on, when he kisses her husband to showcase how he would kiss her if he had the chance just shows how much he loves her. Or the time of the earthquake when the first person he checked up on was her. Or the fact that he was writing this story in the first place and thinking about publishing it. It always makes you wonder if maybe the day they had an argument and he was mature enough to apologize to her, they would be together now. 

There is something magical about  Giddens Ko’s story and I knew it was inspired from real life based on how the story was portrayed. This movie is one of those where you just tell yourself “This is just life” and move on. Sweet yet sad.

[brokehorrorfan]

Mon Mon Mon Monsters will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 4 via RLJE Films. The 2017 Taiwanese film is currently streaming exclusively on Shudder.

The horror-comedy is written and directed by Giddens Ko (You Are the Apple of My Eye). Deng Yu-kai, Kent Tsai, Carolyn Chen, Eugenie Liu, and Lin Pei-hsin star.

No special features are listed. The trailer and synopsis are below.

A bullied boy and his tormentors discover a creature while doing school-mandated community service. Claiming her for their own, the group of kids keep the creature captive, revealing the monster within themselves as her ferocious sister scours the city in search of her missing sibling.