2025
Golden Harvest Awards
評審團特別獎&最佳演員（朱芷瑩）
評審團特別獎&最佳演員（朱芷瑩）
影展最佳短片（Best of Fest)
短片競賽入圍
這部片是使用一人分飾多角的方式呈現，起初有點不習慣也看不太懂，但隨著劇情的遞進，漸漸越來越能理解到導演想傳達的意思，也發現到同一個人去演出這些不同面向，其實更容易把內心的掙扎具體化，讓觀眾易理解。片中描述了女主在面臨懷孕時的各種矛盾與想法上的衝突及溝通的過程，同樣身為女性，我覺得導演把她的經歷與困境描述的很真實，理性與感性的兩難，在面臨人生的重要決定時內心總是會有很多聲音互相打架，更何況片中的劇情又攸關新生命。邊看也邊陪著她去面對未來的選擇，慢慢找到答案，也讓整部片多了一種延續到觀影之後的餘韻。
這部電影在描述一個女生在面臨懷孕時的各種矛盾的人格與想法溝通的過程，呈現女性在面臨人生的決定時內心總是會有很多聲音互相打架的困境。整部電影的呈現方式與一般的電影不同，一人分飾多角，一開始會覺得有點突兀，但後面越來越能體會到導演想傳達的意思。導演用各種方式表現女主生命中曾遇到的困難以及未來面臨的難以抉擇的局面，讓觀眾進入女主角複雜的人生，同理他心裡的衝突，並陪著她與自己對話，慢慢找到答案，發人深省。
“Walking with flair, gentle yet proud / Refined in taste, strong in mind.” — Lyrics from Siri Lee’s “Taiwan Gal” What does a Taiwanese Tsa-bóo-kiánn taste like? A little sweet, a little salty; youth can be sour, and life occasionally spicy. Mixed in are the flavors of the land, sea breeze, sweat, and love. Even the feelings that are hard to put into words slowly deepen with time. From girlhood to womanhood, life is never cooked by following a recipe. Sometimes shy, sometimes stubborn—and that’s perfectly fine. Recipes are passed down from one generation to the next, but in different hands, there is always one more flavor added. The longer it simmers, the richer it becomes; the longer we live, the more distinctly our own the taste becomes.
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