Eternal Summer * 盛夏光年

Met up with CC on Thursday to watch Eternal Summer, a made in Taiwan movie directed by Leste Chen. It revolves around 2 boys, Shane and Jonathon, who are in the same class when they were in primary school. Shane is a hyperactive child, and Jonathon, being the class monitor was asked by the form teacher to befriend Shane. He does so unwillingly, and thus begins a journey that Jonathon never thought would change the course of his life. They became best friends, and went to the same secondary school and college. As they come of age, Jonathon slowly realises that his feelings for Shane is not as simple as he thought.

Matters become complicated when Carrie enters their lives, discovering Jonathon's secret, while Shane falls for her. Shane also realises how dependent he is on Jonathon and begins feels that Jonathon's treatment towards him seems to be more than just friends. Tension builds between the 3 of them, and when they arrive at a seculded beach, secrets are revealed.

The story is interesting, and I like the way some of the scenes are shot. However, there were too little dialouge, and the whole plot was not tight enough. Leste left too many scenes for the audience to guess, and this is not a very good thing as the whole story may be lost on the audience, which it did in this case. I feel that the pace is abit too slow too. Conclusion? It would be a yawn for those who are used to fast scenes and clear storyline. But if you can't catch the plot, at least you can oogle at the guys. Both Bryant Chang and Joseph Chang are cute! CC likes Joseph. Bryant is my personal fave though.