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Audio Format: DTS ES, DD 5.1 EX
Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Languages:Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Chinese , Korean
Region Code: 3
Year Made: 2007
Running Time: 101
Release Date: 03/15/2008
"Secret", an original story written by Chou, deals with the memory of first love through high school lovers, Lun (Chou) and Yu (Gui Lun-Mei). Music is a key element of the romantic drama in which Chou composed and sang the eponymous theme song, "Secret".
The first day Lun (Chou) enters Tamkang Secondary School, he meets Yu (Gui Lun-Mei) in the music room. She is playing a mysterious piano solo. The two become intimate friends and spend a lot of time together. He often asks her "What's the melody you played the first day we met?" but Yu unfailingly replies: "That's my secret."
One day, Lun asks Yu to meet him in the music room but Yu never showed up. Lun cannot find her. Later, Lun sees Yu in an old photograph and what surprises him is that Yu is standing next to his father, Chiu (Anthony Wong) in the photo!
"Secret's" twist is its sole reason for being.This is a classic example of someone, in this case Chou, who's credited with the story idea, coming up with an inventive twist and forcing a narrative around it rather than leading audiences up to the twist through the exploration of relevant themes. To be sure, "Secret" lays down plenty of visual cues and clues that it flashes back to later in the picture -- but unless they're anchored with some sort of thematic weight, it's all for show, a kind of visual shorthand.
Indeed, "Secret" is mostly a collection of movie and movie-making cliches, from its big, graduation performance to the swooping camerawork that opens each and every shot.
Lun (Jay Chou) lives with his father, Chiu (Anthony Wong), the music teacher of Tamkang Secondary School. Both of them are very good at music and piano. This is the first day Lun admitted to Tamkang Secondary School. When he walks through the campus with his classmates, a mysterious piano solo draws his attention. He follows the song and finds that an ethereal girl is playing piano in the old music room.
The piano girl is Yu (Guey Lun-Mei), one of Lun's classmates. She is always late for school and hence sits next to Lun at the back row. The two become intimate friends and spend a lot of time together. "What's the melody you played the first day we met?" asked Lun, "That's my secret." Yu whispered in his ear.
Special Features
- Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Film Story by Director
- Behind the Scenes
- Music Video
- Premiere Scenes
- Interveiw with Cast
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