Critical Film Elements | Dimension of Taiwanese Culture (By Hofstede’s National Culture) |
Overall Performance | -Power Distance: the less powerful members of the group expect and accept that power is distributed unequally; emphasis on differentiation-the awards granted to the edit, music, Director, photography, and significant acclaim by critics but commercially unsuccessful. |
For the Audience (Spirit of Work) | -Uncertainty Avoidance: adventurousness, eager to take new chance, less care about risk- the techniques by using-natural lighting, the Director’s own types, new actor/actress, not filmed in studios, make audience to think about the context, different cinematography &Content, less entertaining nor great story in this film. |
Times-Theme Selection & Processing | -Uncertainty Avoidance (Ah-Yun’s faithless) & Power Distance (Married to powerful man) -Uncertainty Avoidance(Less confidence to face problem of job tasks, etc.) -Collectivism with high level (Family’s moral, tolerance, etc. are traditional virtues) -Masculinity low level (Ah-Yuan worked to receive personal rewards worth the effort spent) |
The Ways as a Significant Indication of Social Culture | -Collectivism (Military Service: Males aged 18) -Power Distance (Military Service affects young couple’s marriage) -Uncertainty Avoidance (Military Service often changes in rules/policies) -Masculinity (Females should listen to Males) -Masculinity with high level (Bias Against Females: Males are more important by the elder or parents) -Uncertainly Avoidance & Power Distance (Conservative before, gradually tends to change into the indication of passion, infatuation or even actions to show your love) |