Outside of taiwan, our times was released in hong kong and macau box office on october 15th, 2015. The story revolves around truly lins joe chen flashback of the puppy love affair involving her younger self vivian sung, cafe. You know a movies making a real splash when someone like me, who doesnt have a clue yet. In the opening scene, the stage is largely empty, except for some tables and chairs that represent the homes of the gibbs and webb families, the setting of most of the.
In our time is a 1944 romantic drama film set in the days leading up to world war ii. Pg 1h 30min drama 27 march 1974 usa a student of penfield girls school falls in love with a male student in 1955. We all had to live through and rise above the awkward years in high school, and regardless how. Release date, plot, trailers, cast, poster, director, rumors. In a convenient stroke of mutual promotion, our times also takes trulys fascination with cantopop star andy lau takwah an investor in the film to nostalgic, and rather emotional, ends. May 07, 2016 aw, im so glad you gave our times a go, naomi its been a fresh and eyeopening journey for me, venturing into tw and c dramas, and while not everything is worth raving about, there are some really great shows out there. With brilliant performances by tom hanks and meryl streep, steven spielberg. But what sets prem kumars film apart from the others is that it. An ordinary and unnoticeable highschool girl, truly, has a crush on the most popular guy in school.
It was then simultaneously released in both singapore and malaysia on october 22nd, 2015. Parasite is a phenomenal thriller movie best seen with no. Flashing back 20 years to her time in high school, she reminisces about teaming up with a. The consensus says that the movie may be a downer, but it packs an emotional wallop. This is the original 1998 animated movie our friend, martin. Our town is introduced and narrated by the stage manager, who welcomes the audience to the fictional town of grovers corners, new hampshire, early on a may morning in 1901. A basketball phenom, he could have punched his ticket to college or even the pros, but, instead, he chose to walk away from the game, forfeiting his future. The plot against america undeniably does exactly that, offering complex, characterdriven drama that will linger in your head long after its over less for. Flashing back 20 years to her time in high school, she reminisces about teaming up with a friend to.
It was well worth the sacrifice to experience the sweetness and innocence of true love and i for one, have seen the flick multiple times before i typed this. The film opens in the present day, where lin zhenxin joe chen is an ordinary office worker who leads a stressful life. Oct 26, 2015 casting aside the fairy tale ending and many illogical sequences in the plot, the movie was very enjoyable to watch for my wife and i. The movie is about a deaf girl, yang yang, who work multiple jobs to support her sister, xiao peng, dream of competing in.
This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of the fault in our stars. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Its one of the oldest tricks in the book and when executed expertly, it can blow peoples minds away. Pretty much everywhere you look, our story world is littered with memorabilia from the 90s. Our times is a hit taiwanese romance not likely to be appreciated out of context. Even though the ending was better than others, and gave some nice touch to the story, it still didnt feel right. Its so heartwarming and poignant, and so universally appealing. The plot is a little too idealistic and a tad cliche but it still makes for a good time. A similar thing occurs with the new discipline master, completely flat in his. Having rewatched both films recently, i decided to write a post about these successful films in detail and also my theories on why they turned out to be everyones favorites.
Our times was a super popular movie a while back and if youve been a reader of my blog for some time now, youll notice a trend with me not watching stuff when theyre playing and only watching them like a year after im a hoe like that. The south china morning post gave our times a rating of 3 out of 5 stars. I definitely think many girls can relate to this movie and reminisce about their past. The movie is an incisive look at class divisions, and its unpredictable plots makes it a movie youll want to watch without knowing anything about the story. This movie tell us that love have no boundaries and love have definitely no language. The movie takes us on a 20 year journey through through the life of the main character, truly lin. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our times near you. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. The plot isnt anything new but the execution was done extremely well. A short summary of john greens the fault in our stars. This is how the movie accounts for its revolving carousel of characters, but in trying to smarten up the mushy plot, the narrative device becomes a nuisance. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including men in black. In which protagonists worst enemies is actually themselves. Back then, people still bought posters of their favourite idols and queue to buy cds.
Sep 21, 2018 its like a kid on halloween who goes to the same house many times, with each subsequent appearance wearing on our patience. I did watch crazy little thing called love i have watch a lot of movies like this youth, romance, live actions but i think there is still movies like our time that i havent watched. Flashing back 20 years to her time in high school, she reminisces about teaming up with a friend to take down their. In this particular movie, its how they remind us of our youthful high school selves and the ridiculous shenanigans we pulled when we were trying to capture the attention of the ones we fancied, yet maintaining that magical element, making the realism of it all just a little bit out of reach. Well i am here to get recommendations on movies like our times. Its election night in the plot against america, and the. Ill let the andy lau one slide because he is somewhat pivotal to the whole story sungs character, cheng hsin is a diehard andy fan, but joe chen and jerry yan. Hbos excellent miniseries the plot against america is the kind of nuanced, detailed storytelling we should expect from david simon, ed burns, and philip roth. Nov 20, 2015 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our times near you.
The movie is an incisive look at class divisions, and its unpredictable plots makes it a movie youll want to watch without knowing anything about the story im serious. Our times 2015 cast and crew office worker truly lin goes on a journey through her memories. It is not so much about people who do wrong as what happens when people choose not to do whats right. I get that they bring celebrity factor to the movie, however, i really think their sudden appearance as adult versions of our otp really made me pause and do a double take. The story of our times 2018 tvma 42min short, comedy, music tv short 20 april 2018. Our times tw movie may 7, 2016 by kfangurl 28 comments. Back in high school, jack cunningham ben affleck had everything going for him. Parasite is a phenomenal thriller movie best seen with. The film was released in china on november 19th, 2015.
Our time was released in 2019 on friday, june 14, 2019 in new york movie theaters. Its like a kid on halloween who goes to the same house many times, with each subsequent appearance wearing on our patience. It described the films plot line as excessively saccharine willtheywontthey affair and advised viewers to simply surrender to the wave of sentimentality. Kristen stewart in underwater, blake lively in the rhythm section and more. Sep 04, 2016 our times was a super popular movie a while back and if youve been a reader of my blog for some time now, youll notice a trend with me not watching stuff when theyre playing and only watching them like a year after im a hoe like that.
Our times has often been compared to the 2011 hit romance film you are the apple of my eye, which features a similar schoolbased romance plot line and takes places in the same time period 1990s. We all had to live through and rise above the awkward years in high school, and regardless how long it may have been a distant past you wish to forget, theres always a beautiful memory somewhere waiting to be awakened. Our times 2015 office worker truly lin goes on a journey through her memories. Our times this movie is simple and sweet, perfect for taking out that tissue box and wiping a tear or two. Like huge taiwanese hit you are the apple of my eye, this film is a romantic comedy, set in taipei and made by a firsttime director, that. Its matteroffact, yet at the same time, gloriously. Out of asia, our times was screened during the toronto reel asian international film festival on 8 november 2015. Casting aside the fairy tale ending and many illogical sequences in the plot, the movie was very enjoyable to watch for my wife and i. It looks like disney has changed up what was originally a twisted fairy tale about a 12yearold genius.
There is a lot to fall in love with 96, a wistful romantic film about a past romance, like autograph and premam. Seen mostly as a flashback to how her life wound up where it is, we follow truly back to her senior high school year and watch as she teams up with taiyu to break. Nov 14, 2015 our times this movie is simple and sweet, perfect for taking out that tissue box and wiping a tear or two. That isnt to say the performances in life itself are. Everything you need to know about our time movie 2019. Learn chinese with mandarin movie and song our times. I know im starting to pay more attention now about tw entertainment has heard raves about this show.
Steven spielberg has made one of the bravest films of our times. Our time is the rare spiritual drama that not only feels genuinely mysterious, but also appears to have been made by people who are aware of. Our times is the directorial debut for frankie chen, who previously produced taiwanese television dramas. Apr 22, 2019 the greatest movie plot twists of all time. We quickly go retro with workaholic protagonist lin truly taking us down memory lane to her high school days in the 1990s.
A time when there were no mobile phones and limited internet access. Im here today to give you a comparative analysis on taiwans alltime smashhit films from 2011 and last year. Xmen spinoff the new mutants may have given away an important plot point. New mutants spoiler revealed in new trailer radio times. Oct 16, 2015 in a convenient stroke of mutual promotion, our times also takes trulys fascination with cantopop star andy lau takwah an investor in the film to nostalgic, and rather emotional, ends. Taiyu, a ruffian and a bully, is in love with the campus belle. Seen mostly as a flashback to how her life wound up where it is, we follow truly back to her senior high school year and watch as she teams up with taiyu to break apart growing love between rivals ouyang and minmin.
This plot twist turns the magnifying glass inward to reveal that there was something off about the main character all along. Plotlines revolving around the two protagonists become repetitive at times, adding no new meaning to the narrative. They are deeply in love but meet difficulties and disapproval on every corner. Nov 09, 2017 all in all, our times was a heartwarming love story that viewers would want to see over and over again even despite hard to read subtitles. By a quirk of fate, taiyu invited truly to enter a pack for the losers in love, an association of the dumped.
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