Review of Hear Me (2009) by James K — 04 Jan 2013
Hear Me is a very interesting movie depicting an immense sisterly love between two deaf sisters; acted out so smoothly and naturally by the two lead actresses it makes you wonder whether they are real-life sisters. The younger sister Yang Yang is the bread-earner, works hard to protect her older sister pursuing her dream of entering the Deaflympics soon to beheld in their home town Taipei. Yang Yang met a boy who develops an interest in her, but the boy is also deaf. Now Yang Yang has to decide to choose between family and her love interest.
The film touches on themes of discrimination, sense of value and what sacrifice could mean and bring. The plot flows easily with artistic presentation of Taipei, both the new and the old. It has the feel of a commercial tourism introduction film at times. The amazing usage of long uncut, single sequence for panorama was a total gem.
The depth of human relationship depicted here certainly falls on family/sisters. It may have not been that deep for extended exploration but it is enough to anchor the audience to also ponder about how we treat the deaf (or any other disabled person), how we talk about them, perceive them and talk to them.
This review of Hear Me (2009) was written by James K on 04 Jan 2013.
Hear Me has generally received very positive reviews.
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