“Hopefully when the morning comes, /
We’ll be beautiful people again
With beautiful lives.”
One of the central themes of the cinema of Taiwanese director Tseng Ying-ting is human interaction and how outside factors from politics to economy influence it. In his new film “The Last Verse” he and his co-writer Shih Hong-ru focus on how globalization and growing democratization have influenced our world, but especially Asian countries. In his statement on the film the director describes how “the escalating poverty and hopelessness in the seemingly rich society” has become the thematic core of the film.
The Last Verse is screening at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival
However, especially economic factors as well as immigration play a huge role in how many young people experience the world. As recession forces people to leave their homes and their families, both of these concepts have changed their meaning since they became more international.
We’ll be beautiful people again
With beautiful lives.”
One of the central themes of the cinema of Taiwanese director Tseng Ying-ting is human interaction and how outside factors from politics to economy influence it. In his new film “The Last Verse” he and his co-writer Shih Hong-ru focus on how globalization and growing democratization have influenced our world, but especially Asian countries. In his statement on the film the director describes how “the escalating poverty and hopelessness in the seemingly rich society” has become the thematic core of the film.
The Last Verse is screening at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival
However, especially economic factors as well as immigration play a huge role in how many young people experience the world. As recession forces people to leave their homes and their families, both of these concepts have changed their meaning since they became more international.
- 7/10/2018
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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