The Secret - Jay Chou

[dracnom]

The Secret

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Director: Jay Chou
Actors: Jay Chou
Anthony WONG
Lun-mei Guey
Genre: drama
thearetical run - 2nd of aug 2007

Story: High schooler ye4 xiang1 lun2 (Jay chou) comes from a single parent family, and also studying in the same school as the one his father (Anthony Wong) teaches. Under his fathers influence, he comes to love music and his piano skills is excellent. One day, his class has a new student called lu4 xiao3 yu3 (Lun-mei Guey) who also has interest in the piano. The two people can not be separated, everyday, their relationship grows stronger, But xiao3 yu3 is always quite mysterious, but always plays a song that has yet to be published, yet beautiful to listen to.

Every time xiang1 lun2 tries to understand her, she often hesitate to say something, always saying its a secret. However, one day after a misunderstanding, she doesn't come back to school anymore. xiang1 lun2 who is always thinking about xiao3 yu3 is determined to find out what this secret is.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8Sm-ej-gA

[annaaa]

O_O jay chouuuuu<3
i didnt even know he had a movie coming out.
thanks for the info. but darn too bad i dont live in china. ):

[ChestNut]

O_O jay chouuuuu<3
i didnt even know he had a movie coming out.
thanks for the info. but darn too bad i dont live in china. ):

is it only showing in china?? can't be right?

[big master]

wow! a new movie? is this one confirmed?

[annaaa]

is it only showing in china?? can't be right?

well dont think its going to show here in the US reight?

[GuGu]

well dont think its going to show here in the US reight?

I HIGHLY doubt it'll air in the US. The only chinese films that air in the US are only martial arts films with VERY famous directors. And the pictures are considered artistic. On the lines of House of Flying Daggers and Hero.

[CDonC]

For the United States, it's an unknown director and pretty much unknown actors, although some might know Jay Chou from Curse of the Golden Flower and Anthony Wong from The Painted Veil or Infernal Affairs, so it probably won't do well even in limited release.

On a positive note, I saw the trailer for this movie recently and it actually looks pretty good. It looks a little *darker* than I expected and the story is pretty intriguing, and I'm looking forward to the music as well.

[ChestNut]

On a positive note, I saw the trailer for this movie recently and it actually looks pretty good. It looks a little *darker* than I expected and the story is pretty intriguing, and I'm looking forward to the music as well.

yea, it looks somewhat mysterious..

annaaa, I was thinking more like m'sia, spore.. lol.. prolly not in the states..

[annaaa]

annaaa, I was thinking more like m'sia, spore.. lol.. prolly not in the states..

oh oops! yea i should have said asia
but the last film, the curse of the golden flower was shown here but i couldnt watch it bc it was rated R. but i watched it anyways lol.

[mind_wander]

lol, true most likely be carded like 2 twice to enter the theaters and I am legally; that the negative side of life when you look too young.

[ChestNut]

that the negative side of life when you look too young.

r u paying the old ones out>??? lol....

[mind_wander]

Not picking on the mature, I guess being Asian in trying to figuring out your true age is a big mystery; look too youthful, it looked I'd never aged a bit, kinda like a HS student. Part of the Asian package, does goes a long way.

[lilviet_grl8o8]

sounds mysterious, is it a thriller? no i'm kidding. wow did jay write the scores in here too?

[dracnom]

Looks like a thriller from the trailer, but it is a drama/romance... not sure who wrote the scores but probably it will be him, he's a crazy pianist...

[trigun52]

looks good, im interested hehe

[lilviet_grl8o8]

yea his piano is nutz, i like his singing though (:

[Leanna]

its out in theaters in china right now

[kenixgoh]

The plot is not new but still quite touching at the end... The piano scores are fantastic, Jay can really play the piano very well!

A question though :

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I don't get the part where he played 'Secret' at the old piano room to travel 20yrs back. I thought when Rain used the correction pen to write/confess her love on the desk and she died after finishing the last word... How did Jay able to see her again when he travel back in time and even graduate in same class as Rain? He managed to change the past and future??

[ChestNut]

i watch the first half of it..yet to watch the second bit.. so far it's ok for me.. jay's character is like a cute boy rather than cool.. it's kind of entertaining.. hahaha

[Yun_Feiyang]

A question though :

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I don't get the part where he played 'Secret' at the old piano room to travel 20yrs back. I thought when Rain used the correction pen to write/confess her love on the desk and she died after finishing the last word... How did Jay able to see her again when he travel back in time and even graduate in same class as Rain? He managed to change the past and future??

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My understanding is that a parallel universe is created when Jay played "Secret" on the piano to travel 20 years back. There are now two realities: One, where Rain dies after meeting Jay and another where Jay dies in the present but lives on with Rain 20 years in the past. Ok, I know, there are a lot of questions unanswered and lots of plot holes...Like if Jay travels back 20 years before he and Rain met and then lived on with her, where is he now? He should be still in the present but just 20 years older.

This is a good movie, nice to look at and great music. Much better than I expected. I thought that the second girl, played by Alice Tseng is prettier and more endearing though. Some parts don't make sense. Example:

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the Alice Tseng character was shown clearly talking to Rain during the piano competition?! How does one explain that when only Jay is supposed to be able to see Rain in the present?