52Hz, I love you (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Wei Te-sheng
	Actors: Chuan-ying Chuang, Chung-yu Lin, Ruping Sumi, Mify Chen
	Country: RC
	Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
	Conditions of visioning: 25.04.2017, Teatro Nuovo, FEFF2017, Mandarin/Min nan with English subtitle
Synopsis: Set in Taipei on Valentine's day, some are working for the celebration, others are looking for presents, others are looking for somebody to celebrate with! The flower shop owner Xin (Chuan-ying Chuang) meets the baker Ang (Chung-yu Lin) after a delivery accident and have to bring all the presents together. Lei (Mify Chen) wants to break her relation with Da He (Ruping Sumi) while he plans to propose to her.
Review: Just before one of the first songs, a characters explains that 52Hz is the lonely whale that no other whale understands and therefore Xin is not understood. There are over 70 minutes of original songs. These songs are colouful, naive and all turning about love stories. Either about one loving someone, one alone seeking for love, one disappointed by the lover. Several songs sound quite kitch and this is the fun in these Asian Pop songs, whereas not the kitch of the J-Pop or K-Pop. There are many jokes about oneself or about what happens. Even the lonely hearts and the disappointed hearts are singing quite optimistic songs. At least it sounds to my hear optimistic, even if the lyrics are not completely optimistic! The stories happening in the restaurant are already hilarious and when the music accompanies it, it becomes even more funny. The acting is good for this naive atmosphere. It is not my favourite style, but naive makes me feel good sometimes. The scenery, the setting, the light, everything was perfectly giving this naive atmosphere where the scenes can develop the content of the songs. The music is good! Therefore globally a good movie, even if it is not really my style.
Rating: 6 /10