Reflections on Seediq Bale

Reflections on Seediq Bale
This year's event in Taiwan's film industry is the director and screenwriter ,who is WEI Te-Sheng (魏德聖) and John WOO - producer of the epic film“Seediq Bale”, it’s spending NT $ 700 million . The film world premiere held at the Venice Film Festiva (Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia）this year，sold-out audience, when the show ends the audience standing ovation,and up to 8 minutes long.
Seediq Bale describes the 1930 case of " Wushe event"(霧社事件) Seediq hero Mona Rudao rate of the tribe against the Japanese bully, swear to defend the homeland and the dignity of the tribe choose the, committed suicide by hanging to pursuit of freedom of the soul .

Wushe event, the historical background of the following (from: wikipedia)

During the Japanese rule of Taiwan since 1895, the Seediq tribe of Taiwanese aborigines were forced to lose their own culture and give up their faith. Men were subject to harsh labor and kept from traditional hunting; whereas women had to serve the Japanese policemen and their families by doing the household work and giving up their traditional weaving work. Above all, they were forbidden to tattoo their faces. And these tattoos were seen as the Seediq's traditional belief to transform themselves into Seediq Bale ("real men"). Mona Rudao, the protagonist, witnessed the repression by the Japanese over a period of 30 years.

"Children! On the tip of the Rainbow Bridge led to home of our ancestor's spirits, there is another beautiful hunting range. Our ancestors are all there! Remember, only brave spirits can enter this place, and we can never lose it. My fellows, let us hunt the heads of our enemies, and we wash our spirits with blood so that we walk the Rainbow Bridge to be always with our ancestors."

Mona Rudao said the the number of Japanese even more than the leaves in the forest, more than the stone in Zhuoshui River (濁水溪) , but I have to resist the determination of Cilai Hill but also a firm!

The film is divided into two parts - the full versions in Taiwan, the part 1 is called "sun flag" (The Flag of Sun), and the part 2 is called "Rainbow Bridge" (The Bridge of Rainbow),I really admire the strong willpower and skill by director Wei, his under the situation ,shortage of funds, loans and fundraising around, but to complete the film, His efforts just want that the Taiwanese aborigines of this forgotten history can be re-understood , it is not only inspiring, but also taught us how to attach importance to our nation's culture.

Who are the prime role play actors, the play only three languages​​, Hokkien, Japanese and Sediq, although not a professional actor, but also played better than professional actors , The film onto the world, also let other countries can be understand the Formosa Taiwan and have such a history, and also has such a great talentand ability to to shoot good movies.

To directors WEI , actors and staff to pay tribute.