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October 16, 2003

PLGFF 2003 - Blue Gate Crossing

Up to seven now, with Blue Gate Crossing (IMDB). I actually confused this one with the first one (You'll Get Over It) because they are superficially the same: unrequited love because one is gay and one is straight. Also, one of the main characters is on the swim team in both.

In Blue Gate Crossing, we have Yueh-chen asking her close friend Kerou to help her get the adorable Shihao of the swim team to notice her. In a relatively predictable plot development, Shihao of course falls for Kerou instead and thinks that "Yueh-chen" is made up. Unfortunately for him, Kerou is actually interested in Yueh-chen herself, and doesn't really want him interested in either of them.

I really liked this film --- Bolin Chen (Shihao) and Lunmei Guey (Kerou) have a lot of chemistry on screen, and they make it a touching coming of age story. I realize that's a bit thin, but you can't really say more without saying too much. I will add some in the Extended Entry, because there is one aspect to the film that I didn't like and that's why I give it a 7 out of 10 instead of an 8...

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Even though the ending is actually rather upbeat, it left me with the implication that "all you need to do is meet the right person and you'll go straight". It could be that Shihao is just really cool and they'll be good friends; it was ambiguous, so I'll only dock it one point for that, but there it is. I still recommend seeing it though. Posted by abatie at October 16, 2003 12:18 AM

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