Aaahhh...SECRET. This Taiwanese movie is one of my all time favorites. It had a refreshing storyline with a haunting, yet beautiful feel and an awesome OST to boot!
It's a story about a gift piano student who transfers to a new school. While being given a tour of the school by one of the students, he cuts the tour short when he hears the strains of a melody being played on the piano in one of the music rooms and is drawn to investigate what the song is and the identity of the pianist. He startles the pianist when he enters the room. When asked what she was playing, she smiles mysteriously at him and tells him that it's her secret.
He is intrigued and drawn to her and as he gets to know her, he senses that there is something very different, very odd about her and the world in which she lives in.
This is a movie that you have to focus on, not just on what is playing out on screen, but what is being said so as not to miss any of the details down to the most subtle nuances. I watched it a second time and found that I missed a few key details and glad that I did.
There were a few scenes in the movie which really didn't add to the storyline and I wasn't sure why it was included in the first place. But overall, I enjoyed it immensely.
I highly recommend buying the original soundtrack to the movie, especially if you are a fan of piano music. In case you didn't know, Jay Chou is an well-known Taiwanese pop star in Asia. I didn't know this until after I had watched the movie and my son clued me in. He sings a pop ballad at the end of the movie while the end credits are scrolling on the screen.
I searched him on YouTube and liked his music enough to purchase two of his CDs--November's Chopin and Capricorn. You can purchase his music on YesAsia's site. I believe I bought the VCD with English subtitles from YesAsia as well.
If you do watch this movie, please let me know what you think. Until next movie,
Drama Princess
